Who is the most noble character in Of Mice and Men and why?

See, I have to
go with . I say Lennie because the poor thing had not a single bad bone in that body. He was
born innocent, lived his life in a child-like state of co-dependence and wonder, and saw no evil
in anything. Everything he did was a consequence of the sad reality that he had to endure, which
is that he was a man with a very low ability level of thinking. He was also an easy prey to
society and yet he never lifted a finger to defend himself. To me, this lack of ability to
defend themselves, and this consistent innocent and childlike behavior puts him in a position
much similar to that of a following dog. And dogs are the noblest animals of them all.  This is
where I get my rationale from, actually. But in all seriousness, I do respect very much the fact
that his goodness and devotion to, his excitement about their future plans, and his love for
petting things. Maybe it is the childlike image I get of him when I think of Lennie what makes
me feel very sad about him...