Relationship Between Lennie And George In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

George promises Lennie many things once they get their own farm, “’O.K. Someday- we’re gonna get the jack together… ‘Specially if you remember as good as that.’”(15-16). So George killing Lennie was for his own benefit and it was a very immoral thing to do.

”So he reaches out to feel this red dress an’ the girl lets out a squawk, and that gets Lennie all mixed up, and he holds on ‘cause that’s the only thing he can think to do”(Steinbeck 41). After this George helps Lennie leave the town so he doesn’t go to a mental institute. George is always looking out for Lennie and will not let anything happen to him.

“Look, George. Look what I done” (Steinbeck, Pg. 3). Here Steinbeck gives us the idea that Lennie looks up to George in everything he does like a child does to his parents. Lennie can’t take of himself since he is mentally handicapped so we get an idea that even though they are just friends, George is like a father figure to Lennie. Also by the word choice in the dialogue we can see that Lennie communicates in a particular way like if he just learn to speak, therefore he could be compared as a child. “I wasn’t doin’ nothing bad with it, George. Jus’ strokin’ it.” Steinbeck uses dialogue to give us an idea of George’s strong personality. “Don’t let him pull you in-but- if the son of a bitch” This quote gives us the idea that George’s personality is very strong and defensive by the explicit language which shows us anger. Also it gives us a idea that even though he is strong and aggressive he cares about what happens to Lennie. This can relate to the link that he treats him like he is his

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.

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.

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.

It states in the book on page 90 that, “Lennie never done it in meanness,” George said. “All the time he done bad things, but he never done one of ‘em mean.” This means Lennie doesn't know when he's hurting someone and he doesn’t mean to hurt

George told his old lady that he would take care of Lennie and make sure that he would not get into trouble and other stuff (Steinbeck22). It’s clear that Lennie repeatedly gets himself and George in trouble because he has no respect/ no lack of self-control. One example of this is Lennie killing his pet mouse, which he loved to death. George’s best efforts, Lennie simply that he never learns to handle it with no care. George’s comment shows that his concert that even bringing the incident could make Lennie repeat the behavior since he can never learn from this

I ain't mad now. That's something I want ya to know." (Steinbeck106). George is really sad that he is going to kill Lennie so he comforts Lennie before killing him. George was really scared to pull the triger on Lennie so his "hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand

George raised the gun and steadied it, [...] He pulled the trigger.” (117).This puts George’s perspective of his relationship with Lennie into light. By “putting him down” George showed mercy towards Lennie, knowing

George starts to dehumanize Lennie as he treats him like a dog. He makes sure that he remembers what he is told, and praises him like a dog whenever he repeats what was told to him to remember. With this, George was justified in killing Lennie because people would often make fun of Lennie for not being normal. So George had done Lennie a favor of taking him out of a world that would hurt him in the long run, than later for maybe Lennie to take his own life hating the world he once lived

I'll shoot him in the guts. George knew that Lennie was his responsibility and and he had to take action. Lennie was a danger to others because he was a mentally challenged person. He had a mind of a child but a strength of a machine. Lennie did not have the knowledge of his own strengths, this was a issue throughout the story because Lennie had caused a lot of death not only with Curly’s wife but also animals ( the puppy and mice).

George sees possible complications in the future and gives Lennie advice about what he must do in order to help their future. While George can be rational, he also gets frustrated and angry with Lennie because he can’t control his strength. An example being when Lennie killed the mouse and kept it in his pocket and lied to him about having it there "What'd you take outa that pocket?", "Ain't a thing in my pocket”. George's anger quickly goes away when he remembers Lennie's innocence and that he can’t remember things clearly.

Because George told Lennie not to speak, and because of Lennie’s impaired cognition and inability to follow directions, he does not understand the mistake he is making; however, he still manages to get George reprimanded. During this exchange, George is left vulnerable because he is required to answer for Lennie’s shortcomings, which means that he does not have time to worry about his own demeanor, and the way that he speaks to others. Consequently, George’s vulnerability leaves him open to hostility from others.

Although George certainly demonstrates affection for Lennie, he appears to be fairly selfish all throughout the course of the novel. When the characters first discuss the incident in Weed, George communicates his impatience, disgust, and selfishness