Of Mice And Men George And Lennie's Relationship

In the first place, George shows how he cares for Lennie by bargaining with him by allowing Lennie to tend to the rabbits if he stays out of trouble. In chapter 1, George shows pride and encouragement toward Lennie by telling Lennie that he might be able to tend to the rabbits after all. ""Good Boy! That's fine, Lennie! Maybe you're getting' better. When we get that coupla acres I can let you tend the rabbits all right."" (Steinbeck 15) George exclaimed. With this selection you can see that George tries to encourage Lennie to keep remembering and listen to him. George and Lennie have been together for a while so their bond has strengthened over time, George shows compassion toward Lennie multiple times in the book.

Even though George sometimes says how much better his life would be without Lennie, he will always protect Lennie. George is devoted to watching out for Lennie. He is always telling Lennie not to talk because that will probably lead to trouble. If Lennie gets in trouble that will block the both of them from living their dream. So George is inspired to keep Lennie out of trouble.

George was a good friend to Lennie because he cares for him. Lennie’s aunt died a while back and George promised her that he would take care of Lennie no matter what. George was not forced to watch over Lennie, he made a choice and stuck with it. Also, Lennie was holding a dead mouse and he was petting it. George saw and threw it across the pool. (page 6) He did that so Lennie wouldn’t get sick or a disease. Finally, George and Lennie went to work on a farm and there was a woman. She was a man named Curley’s wife. George had heard that she was trouble and told Lennie to stay away from her so that he wouldn’t get hurt.

A good friendship is needed to survive through tough times. Lennie respects George because George gives him comfort. George cares for Lennie so much that he considers him to be part of his family: “George said, he’s my cousin. I told his old lady id take care of him. He got kicked in the head by a horse when he was a kid” (Steinbeck 22). Aside from comfort and advice, Lennie also needs George because when he gets in trouble, George always manages to find a way to help him get out of it. When Lennie had got in trouble in Weed, George stays by his side and gives him advice that helps remain safe and calm. George has many opportunities to leave Lennie and change his lifestyle, but he needs Lennie just as much in order to help him through his own hardships. Lennie looks

Lennie would not get in trouble again or forget what he has to do. For

The author John Steinbeck presents the relationship between the two characters, George and Lennie in different ways as they are both different characters and have different personalities. He presents it like a parent and child relationship, with George being the parent and Lennie the child.

How far would you go to save your friend from themselves. In the novella of mine and men by John Steinbeck. George and Lennie are working to get a nice house and live off the land. To guys George and Lennie work a farm to get the money to buy a house, but Lennie gets into trouble when he accidentally kills curley's wife. Which forced Lennie to kill George.Some of the relationships in the novella are George and Lennie, candy and George, and candy and his dog.

John Steinbeck shows that George and Lennie have a true friendship be them taking care of each other by stating, “If you don’ want me I can go off in the hills an’ find a cave. I can go away any time. No – look! I was jus’ foolin’” (Steinbeck 12). This quote shows that George and Lennie share the true meaning of friendship by taking care of each other. George tells Lennie to stay with him and not to run of because Lennie can’t care for himself. Another quote that shows George and Lennie support one another is when the narrator states, “… I musta lost it… You never had none you crazy bastard” (Steinbeck 5). This quote shows the true meaning of friendship

Relationship is described as an emotional or other connection between people. The book Of Mice and Men and “Romeo and Juliet” both have similar relationships. These relationships are built around different circumstances and situations. George and Lennie only have each other which creates a better relationship. Romeo and Juliet had large families to support and love them. They grew up surrounded by strong families. When they met violence between the families forced them to choose family or each other. How does one have a strong enough bond after two days to turn away from a family whose has been supporting them throughout their lives? A solid relationship is not created in two days, but built through good and bad life experiences. Even though Romeo and Juliet have a relationship of love and forgiveness, George and Lennie still have the stronger

George and Lennie have a strong bond of friendship that makes them both feel like they are actually somebody. For example, “ ‘I been mean ain’t I?’ ‘If you don’t want me I can go off in the hills an’ find a cave. I can go away any time.’ ‘No—look! I was jus’ foolin, Lennie, cause I want you to stay with me.’” (p.14) This shows that George actually wants Lennie to be thought of as one of his friends, not as a doll that he can just kick around. The quote also shows that George cares for Lennie tremendously and really understands how Lennie feels. Secondly, Lennie feels the same way back at George “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.” (p.15). This is a good example

Have you ever done something you wish you could take back? In the tragic novel “ Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, one of the main two characters George kills Lennie at the end of the story due to some problems Lennie had caused. Throughout the story it shows how close George and Lennie were and LEnnie would always cause problems. Even if Lennie caused problems George would always think of something before Lennie would get into trouble. When Lennie killed Curley’s wife Lennie decided it was the end for Lennie so shooting him was his last choice, but was it really? Lennie has caused problems before and George has helped him get out of it, why could he not help him this time. It is clear that George had no right to take the life away from

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In the novel, “Of Mice and Men”, by John Steinbeck, the main focus is on George and Lennie. These two gentlemen have a bond like no other. George is skinny, short, and a little older, but Lennie is tall, big, and a little younger than George. These two workmen travel together, because Lennie’s aunt asked george to take care of him. Lennie’s Aunt Clara asked George to take him, because Lennie is mentally challenged, and forgetful. At times George would get so mad at Lennie, for making them have to go from ranch to ranch. During their gallivant to different ranches, Lennie was unaware of his own strength. Although, they meet others along the way. Thus, Lennie and George were left with each other on their journey, though it was not always pleasant.

George’s inability to control Lennie leads to unfortunate events throughout the novel. In the first place, it is nearly impossible for George to keep Lennie from letting go of things when he gets nervous; like how George had to hit Lennie with a fence post in Weed to get him to let go. This inability to control Lennie’s grip unfortunately leads to Lennie accidently killing his new co-worker Curley’s wife. Not only can George not control Lennie from letting go of things, but George cannot keep Lennie from doing things he is not supposed to either. On the way to their new job, Lennie will not stop petting a mouse in his pocket. George tells him that he cannot keep petting animals like that because when Lennie does his strong hands kill the small

Of Mice and Men begins with the two main characters: George and Lennie. George and Lennie travel together looking for work. George is a nice guy, he travels with Lennie as a favor to Lennie's dead aunt. Lennie is a really nice guy, but he has the mind of a five year old. He can not understand long passages, unless it is the description of the farm that he and George want to get. Lennie looks forward to tending to rabbits and about nothing else. In the beginning George and Lennie are trying to reach a ranch where they hope to get jobs. They stop when it becomes night then reach the ranch in the morning.