Essay On George And Lennie Friendship

Throughout the book we see an interesting bond between two very different men. George is similar to an older brother and has become responsible for Lennie. Because of his mental disorder Lennie is dependent on George and does whatever he says. They both had plans to spend their futures together. It was very difficult for George to kill Lennie, but he did it out of him love for him, which made it even harder. In that moment it is clear how much George really cares for Lennie. Though their friendship comes an appealing finish it is evident that both characters are extremely close to each other and would go to extreme lengths for one

Throughout Of Mice and Men, George never leaves Lennie’s; however, George does not seem to like being around Lennie: it is a responsibility he accepts. In one scene at the beginning of the book, George grows intensely frustrated with Lennie and begins a lecture which leads into a one-sided fight. They settle down for the night next to a river, when one insignificant question from Lennie sets George over the edge. He chides Lennie about how he holds him back instead of pushing him forward, and rants, “‘You can’t keep a job and you lose me every job I get. Jus’ keep me shovin’ all over the country all the time. An’ that ain’t the worst. You get in trouble’” (11). As George berates Lennie, he gives the impression that he does not enjoy being with Lennie and instead, treats Lennie like he is an unintelligent child and grudgingly takes him in. If George claims to be a suitable friend of Lennie,

George takes care of Lennie many ways. George has taken care of Lennie for a long time. George took him under his wing even though he didn’t need to. George genuinely cares for Lennie. He feeds him, makes sure he is safe, also he gives him hope. George is constantly watching Lennie. George is a good friend to Lennie; however, George gets annoyed with Lennie very easily. He does this to make sure he doesn’t get into trouble or lost. He never leaves him by himself. This is shown when Lennie offers to leave, but George tells him “I want you to stay with me Lennie”(Steinbeck 104). George really cares for Lennie.

One of the main reasons that we feel sympathy for Lennie is because he is intellectually disabled. He hasn’t the ability to learn or remember much, he cannot live independently, he needs to have someone to look after him and make sure he doesn’t step out of line or get in to trouble, this person happens to be George, we feel sympathy for him for having Lennie tied to him, Lennie also feels Sympathy for George and cannot bear to see George angry at him, George says to Lennie in the first chapter “god a’ mighty, if I was alone I could live so easily. I could get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble. No mess at al, an when the end of the month come I could take my fifty buck and go into town and get whatever I want” and Lennie says” George if you want I should go away and leave you alone “ which tells us that he also feels sorry for George.

    George took Lennie in after Lennie’s aunt died. George knew his aunt pretty well. Lennie had nowhere to go afterwards, so George let Lennie come along with him. George wasn’t always nice to Lennie in the beginning. George would tease him and trick him. Lennie didn’t know any better than to listen to George, even if it was a taunt. After an incident happened to Lennie, George stopped tormenting him. He felt bad for Lennie and how he treated him. From this moment on, George actually took into consideration of Lennie’s mindset. In the book, Steinbeck writes,

That is not “caring” for someone and also I think that the main reason he stayed with Lennie and stuck by him was of pure guilt .George would also repeat how life would be easier if he was alone and basically what he could do without Lennie.One key concept and evidence that George is not a good friend to Lennie is that you do not under any circumstance kill your friend.

Lennie is a large slow and a bit childish due to his mental disability. George is small, rough, bright but short tempered man that travels and cares for lennie. On page 14 George was talking to Lennie about how guys like them are lonely, they have no family or place to go. Unlike themselves they have a future and theycare for eachother. Then lennie says happily “But not us! Ah’ why? Because.. Because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you and that's why” this shows that George and lennie have each other's back and they're basically each other's family and if they ever got lost or separated, they had a specific spot to go find each other so they wouldn't have to worry where they would be.

George is always taking his anger out on Lennie by yelling at him as he believes this is the way it will get through to Lennie but this does not prevail and leaves George angrier than when he began shouting at Lennie. As this reoccurring annoyance towards Lennie happens even at the ranch it is acknowledged by one character; Crooks talks to Lennie in the barn, “Sometimes he talks, and you don’t know what the hell he’s talkin’ about. Ain’t that so?” (Page 69). George has no other friendship with anybody else, as he travels alone in life except for one disturbance, Lennie. As ill-fated as it is, Lennie is seen as a disturbance and obstruction to George. Even though Lennie may be very handy, he’s neither bright nor intelligent. In realism, it appears as though George himself is trying to escape the feeling of emptiness and the reality of loneliness. However he just finds himself unable to bond with Lennie in any way, leaving him trying to play his one man game with his unfortunate hindrance partner.

Even if he never outwardly says it, George loves Lennie like his own family. The closest he ever comes to admitting this fact is right before he shoots Lennie and he consoles him by saying, “I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now. That’s a thing I want ya to know” (117). And despite his seeming ignorance toward the subject, it’s clear that Lennie understands George loves him as much as he has always loved George.

And they want to get a house and have a job. In this book George acts like he does not like the way Lennie acts but he does still care about Lennie because in the book Lennie had a dead mouse in his pocket and he was holding it but George told Lennie that do not keep it and throw it away because George knew that if he had a dead mouse it will be bad because it might had a disease. For example this is when George addresses no matter what situation that they are in they will always have each other backs and talks about it in this quote. "But not us! An' why? Because... because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why." This quote tells us that they really care about each other and George is responsible for Lennie since Lennie forgets everything but unlike people forgetting about their friends George takes care of Lennie and makes sure that Lennie is safe.In conclusion, George and Lennie are true friends and they will care about each other since they have a future together and they have strong bond that is always there for each other and never

Although George traveled with Lennie throughout his life he is not able to call him a friend more than a child. Due to mental disabilities and the death of his Aunt Clara, George has taken the role of caregiver towards Lennie because he knows

To begin with, I think that what George did went beyond friendship, he was fully aware that it was just a matter of time before someone killed Lennie or the law would one day catch him

Lennie and George have an unusual friendship from the start. George is sort of a guardian of Lennie, and always is looking out for him. With Lennie’s mental illness, sometimes the friendship proves to be challenging. This frienship is definitely not mutual, because they both have each others backs. In the book, George says, “If them other guys gets in jail they can root for all anybody gives a damn… Lennie responds, “But not us! An’ why? Because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why” (14). Ironically, Lennie isn’t the one looking out for George. George is always helping Lennie out of his “mistakes”, and endures the hardship of traveling during the 1930s.

He would yell at Lennie and tell him if he didnt have him he could go and do as he pleased. When in reality George did not want these things. He was greatful to have a friend in Lennie, so he would not have to be alone. With Lennie's simple mind, he could not comprehend what George was talking about most of the time. He believed that George got upset over simple things such as ketchup. He too was very thankful to have George to go along with. Although he did not understand the complexity of things sometimes, he knew that he had a true friend who he trusted wouldnt leave him.

In the start of the novel, Lennie’s childish and clueless behavior is shown when he and George arrive at the ranch. Despite George forcefully advising Lennie to keep his mouth shut while George is talking to the boss, Lennie restates what George complimented about him, “ ‘Strong as a bull’, he repeated. George scowled at him, and Lennie dropped his head in shame at having forgotten.”(22). This portrays Lennie as a little kid since their brains are not fully developed making them forget things more often than adults. Failing remember things will prevent you from being useful since you won’t know what to do. During George’s chat with the boss, George lies about Lennie’s past to make sure the boss thinks Lennie’s a useful person. He did this