Why had Lennie been unable to let go of the girl's dress?

Lennie, if you don't already know, loves soft things. As you read in the book, Of Mice and Men, many times Lennie will pick up a mouse (dead or alive) a pet it. Until, accidentilly he will kill it because Lennie is unnormally strong! Lennie doesn't mean to hurt anything, he is like a child and needs comfort. So in order for Lennie to get comfort, he feels a womans dress, she screams, and Lennie holds on to it because he is scared, and doesn't reallize what was going on, and he doesn't want to lose his soft object he has found. And as i go off-topic, the girl claims rape and Lennie gets in to trouble with the police. George, the only person Lennie can rely on, grabs Lennie to run away from the police, that look for him.

Sad ending... really unexpecting...

Summary written by: Liana Averbeck 9th Grade year at YHS! 5-16-11