Of Mice And Men Trust Quotes

Lennie has to depend on George to tell him what to do, but he resents some of the orders he gets, especially his interest in petting animals. As a result, Lennie has developed a tendency to tell lies.He probably doesn't know the difference lies and the truth. George feels that Lennie is a burden. At the same time, however, he realizes he is getting something out of the relationship. Being able to share dreams and secrets with another person has a humanizing effect on both of them."I ain't got no people," George said. "I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good. They don't have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They get wantin' to fight all the time."

The reader finds out that Lennie is not very bright and relies on George to do a lot of the thinking. This is shown when Lennie copies whatever George does. Another example is when George reveals to Lennie that he has both of their work cards, and George says, ¨Think I let you carry your own work card?¨ (Pg5) It tells the audience that Lennie is very forgetful and relies on George to remind him about everything. When George tells Lennie to hide in the bush if he ever gets in trouble, it implies that George knows Lennie might get in trouble because of his character, so George has a plan B just in case. In the quote ¨...You jus´ stand there and don´t say nothing. If he finds out what a crazy bastard you are, we won´t get no job, but if he sees

George and Lennie look out for one another when troublesome things come up. From the book it says. “Look, Lennie. you try to keep away from him, will you? Don’t ever speak to him. If he comes in here you move clear to the other side of the room. Will you do that, Lennie?” (29) George doesn’t want Lennie to mess with Curly while they’re on the ranch. George also tells Lennie that Curly’s wife is trouble and that he needs to stay away from her because it

In the beginning of the book George says, “ ...If you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush,” (Steinbeck, 15). George is reassuring Lennie that if he gets in trouble, George will come find him here and try to make things better. They have a dream together and as long as George and Lennie are together, even in trouble, they will make it come true. If Lennie would have somehow lived through being shot, but he obviously wouldn’t, then his trust with George could have finally been shattered and Lennie would have seen this as George was finally serious about living life without Lennie. It is clear from earlier in the story that Lennie thinks that George feels life is better without him, and with his doubt already high, the trust can shatter. An article titled, When Trust is Broken, states that the person has even more of a fragile mental stability, and it could become harder for them to trust someone again (When Trust is Broken, 2013). Lennie was mentally fragile before, but in the beginning of the book, it shows that when George shows the slightest bit of anger towards Lennie, Lennie becomes

While many have already achieved it in some way. Throughout the novella, Lennie trusts George to no limits. He believes that no matter what will happen George would never leave him, He expresses this trust by saying, “George wun’t go away and leave me. I know George wun’t do that” (73). Not only that, George who knows Lennie’s accidents with things, and them ending up dead, still allows him to tend to the rabbits when they finally get a place.

Even when he is unaware of Crookes playing with him demonstrates the inability of thinking for himself. George wasn't able to save Lennie and with his lack of dependence meant that letting him escape, left him not only a threat but also vulnerable to those seeking power.

George doesn’t want to leave Lennie alone because he is scared off what will happen to him while he is out there by himself. He also doesn’t want Lennie to get in trouble again like he did in Weeds. Lennie doesn’t want to be alone because he hasn’t ever had to be. He doesn’t know what it is like to have to be alone or to fin for himself. They aren’t like other ranch hands. They travel together because they don’t like to be alone, and they take care of one another.

"What you supposin' for? Ain't nobody goin' to suppose no hurt to George. "George’s back as well, everyone is always saying how great of a friend George is to Lennie but never giving Lennie himself credit for being as equal good friend to George. On chapter 4 Of Mice and Men “Suddenly Lennie's eyes centered and grew quiet, and mad. He stood up and walked dangerously toward Crooks. "Who hurt George?" he demanded. (Steinbeck pg.72) In the quote Lennie was getting frustrated because Crooks is telling Lennie that George is going to leave him and he’s going to get hurt so being Lennie he got paranoid because he doesn’t want anyone to hurt George, he was making a stand for George as if anyone were to hurt George, Lennie would do something about it. Lennie is as protective for George as George is protective of Lennie. Lennie stood over him. "What you supposin' for? Ain't nobody goin' to suppose no hurt to George." (Steinbeck pg.

While in the barn, Lennie becomes extremely defensive when Crooks confronts him about George forsaking him. Not knowing that Lennie is rather dangerous, Crooks, a black and excluded worker at the ranch, sees that Lennie is vulnerable and interrogates about George leaving him. The response was, “‘He won’t do it,’ Lennie cried. ‘George wouldn’t do nothing like that. I been with George a long time. He’ll come back tonight’” (Steinbeck 71). It can be seen that Lennie is not emotionally wounded by George’s comments, and perceives that they are devoted to looking after each other. Thus, George’s commitment corroborates that they have a strong bond and he does not mean to hurt Lennie, but is simply letting off built up

Lennie and George were always there for each other even if George had a tough time with Lennie and looking after him. Throughout the story, the two had each other’s backs, no matter who they were facing. Towards the end when George kills Lennie, if you think

Regardless to the fact Lennie thinks that himself and George make good friends ‘because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you’ as readers it is evident to us that George is very paternal towards Lennie, he is caring, protective and often stern, scolding Lennie by telling him ‘you’re gonna be sick like you was last night’ in a way that is firm yet clearly coming from a loving place. This paternal tone of the friendship makes the earlier statement about looking after each other somewhat inaccurate because of their unbalanced

George and Lennie’s friendship is something very important to them. From Lennie’s point of view, George is the most important person in his life, almost like a brother to him. Every time he does anything that he knows is wrong, his only thoughts are of George’s disappointment in him. He is so reliant on George that he doesn’t initially defend himself from Curley because George tells him to stay out of trouble, in fact George has to tell Lennie three times to defend himself before he does anything “ Get him, Lennie. Don’t let him do it. … Get ‘im, Lennie! … I said get him.”. And when he accidentally kills his puppy, his only thought is how to keep George from getting angry. He is faithful that George will always be there

Despite Lennie's tendency to forget things, that taught Lennie a lesson that carrying dead animals isn't good. Furthermore, George and Lennie's friendship is genuine. There are multiple items in the story that prove that George is truly Lennie's friend. One statement made by George that I thought was particularly strong evidence supporting my claim and was said more than once was when George described what his life could be like if he didn't have to take care of Lennie. "Go a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy.

This supports the theme of friendship by how George has Lennie’s back in everything but he lets the big guy stand up for himself to an

Referencing to the same quote, readers not only see the trust Lennie has for George, but also the care George has for Lennie. As previously stated, George takes on the role of protecting Lennie as a parent would a child, which also impacts the care George has for Lennie. Any other person who knew that Lennie was keeping and constantly touching a dead