Of Mice and Men 'Lennie Needs George More Than George Needs Lennie'

This is why Lennie isn’t violent. Whenever Lennie does something bad, he suddenly thinks back to George, not being violent, or the fact that he just hurt someone. This shows that he can’t help the things he does, he always needs someone looking after him. One example of this is on page 91, when Curley’s wife starts screaming: “Please don’t do that. George’ll be mad.”

Lennie never does anything without the consent from George. He knows he has to listen to George, If he doesn't he knows he will end up in trouble like he did while picking weeds. In all the trouble that Lennie gets in, he doesn't do it on purpose. Lennie has a good heart and never means to hurt anyone. His mental disability causes all his action.

George saved Lennie and backed him up all through the novella. In the old town they lived in, Lennie got

In the book of mice and men George and Lennie are good friends. They want to get a farm and get rabbits and live off the fat of the land. George and Lennie show the true meaning of friendship.

I could also notice when I was reading through the first chapter that George has a sense of authority over Lennie, “you gonna get that wood”. This is like a parent telling a child to do his chores. On some occasions though George shows a bit of hatred towards Lennie, he thinks of what he could have if Lennie wasn’t around and contrasts that with George.

Although Lennie has the mental capacity of a child, he is innocent to doing anything wrong to George. George just seen him as a potential threat.

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

The problem with Lennie was that he was mentally disabled, back in the 1930's people did not understand things like that, and had no clue about disabled people. Lennie was sweet and loved thing that were soft. Lennie would put himself in very dangerous situations and with disability he lacked the capacity to control himself physically. Lennie did not understand how strong he was and they damage he would do until after the fact. He also shares the dream of having the small farm and tending to his small rabbit hutch. Since Lennie is mentally disabled he depends on George for almost everything. Lennie is like a small child that has to a have a parent nearby always or he will get into

Lennie’s mental disability is one of his most defining traits of how he tends to forget everything. The origin of his mental disability is unclear but his mind seems to be like a two year old and forget everything. George seems to stick around Lennie because he cares for him but most importantly for his disability. In the first chapter when Lennie and George are settling down by the

We live in a world of dreams and desire to achieve, but sometimes we end up without achieving them. Therefore, Steinbeck brought this clearly as we see Lennie died without actually achieving his dreams. Also friendship has been expressed as the main theme in the novel. Despite the difficult moments they went through, George and Lennie’s friendship is all against the challenges. The two shared well dreams and loved one another so much. This is a great virtue even in modern

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.

Lennie had a rough childhood and that definitely affected him negatively. Also, when he was little he would kill his pets and that’s why his aunt gave him a rubber mouse. During Lennie and George’s time in Weed, Lennie was accused of rape because of touching a girls dress. This would explain why George didn’t trust Lennie with any pets or being alone with a person.

Companionship should always start off with one committing to being there for one another and protect them from the harm that can possibly occur. John Steinbeck is the author that wrote the novel Of Mice and Men. The main characters, George and Lennie, start off in Weed, where they worked. Lennie and George are always close and have a relationship together ever since Lennie’s aunt died. Since Lennie is very dependent, George is the leader of the relationship between him and Lennie as well as making the decisions for them both.

     The friendship between Lennie and George went beyond what was unambiguous, they shared a common dream, and they never stopped trying to acheive their dream. They dream of a peice of land of their own. Independence. A couple of acres, a cow, some pigs, and rabbits that Lennie dreams of tending to. Their dream will later be shattered by fate.

He killed it on accident, his hand was too strong for the puppy’s head and neck. Curley’s wife finds Lennie in the barn with the dead puppy; she begins to rant to Lennie about her husband and her dream. She talks about how her only dream was to become an actress and to be loved by someone. She mentions how Curley does not love her, or even pay attention to her and that this makes her feel useless. Lennie, of course, takes none of this in until, she begins to mention her hair and how soft it is. Lennie loves to pet things, he mentions this to the lady who lets him pet her hair. It is all going well until Lennie begins to grab too hard, oblivious to his own strength, causing her to scream. When she begins to scream Lennie holds on tighter until she is lifted off the ground, she is shaken by Lennie who is frantic because he knows her screaming will get him in trouble, and he accidentally kills her. After this Lennie flees the scene and does what George told him to do in the beginning of the novel if he ever got in trouble: to go to the bush where he and George stayed before they arrived at the ranch. George finds Lennie after having a hallucination of a giant rabbit that told him he was useless and too tough for animals. George comforts him as best he could, ensuring Lennie that he was never mad at him and that Lennie would soon have his rabbits. As an angry mob of ranch workers pursued Lennie for killing Curley’s wife, George