Siblings In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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.

Lennie is mentally disabled and so always ‘does bad things’, because of this, he constantly depends on George to protect him and get him out of trouble. For example, in Weed, Lennie constantly ‘wants to touch

Although they have no blood relation, George’s supportive nature towards Lennie illustrates their family-like connection. It is absurd to even ponder upon the possibility that George would purposely harm Lennie. His sole intention for this killing was the prevention of a cruel murder.

George takes care of Lennie and Lennie is there for George even when George doesn't necessarily want him to be. George knows he could have a better life without Lennie but he can't leave him because he's afraid something will happen to him if he does. Throughout the story however, George’s feelings for Lennie show because he constantly is looking out for him, as shown when he says “If there's any fightin’, Lennie, you keep out of it” (92). Later on, George realizes towards the end of the story that Lennie is what makes him special, showing that he understands he needs him in order to be happy. Even in the end when George shoots him, its to protect Lennie from any pain that would be caused by the other men who are after him, but he is barely able to do it “George raised the gun and his hand shook, and he dropped his hand to the ground again”(146). George’s dream ends with him protecting his best friend until the end, even if he knows it will end his happiness, because it's the right thing to do in the hard situation he

Lennie and George were always together especially after Lennie's aunt Clara died. George explained his relationship with Lennie by saying, "Him and me was both born in Auburn. I knowed his Aunt Clara. She took him when he was a baby and raised him up. When his Aunt Clara died, Lennie just come along with me out workin'. Got kinda used to each other after a little while” (Steinbeck 386). Lennie has always had someone to care for him. George took it upon himself to provide for Lennie after his aunt died. If something happens to George or they get separated Lennie wouldn’t know what to do. George killing Lennie was better off for the both of

As Audrey Hepburn said “True friends are families which you can select”. George chose to take care of Lennie and chose to help him out, know matter how stupid of a thing Lennie did. George did stick with Lennie through all the bad things he did and has helped him so much. Except, at the end of the book Lennie killed Curley's wife so George shot him in the back of the head. George was not justified in killing him because Lennie killed her by accident, Lennie could of just served jail time, and George could’ve hid Lennie at the barn they were going to buy.

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

George also took care of Lennie for a long time and he loved Lennie like as if they were brothers and it was a probably hard for George to even pull the gun up to Lennie’s head let alone shoot him. And Lennie’s life was not ended in vein but in love because he would not do anything to put Lennie in pain but end his life quickly and painlessly and when Lennie was happy as show by George saying “’were goanna have a farm with lots of rabbits and you can tend to them to how that sound Lennie’” as this quote shows from the book that Lennie’s death was out of love and what was best for

In the book George and Lennie were working a farm helping out. Lennie was a great worker considering he was very strong and could move large heavy things unlike all the other workers on the farm. His tone of the story was sympathetic, but he knew he had to throw in a twist to the end of the story so that’s where he came up with George killing Lennie. It was a very sad thing and much unexpected, but George knew he had to do it so he can live his dream and not have someone holding him back from his dream, he just wanted to go and do his own thing. Lennie was a great friend to George, but he held him back a lot.

George does act like a protective older brother to Lennie, and Lennie looks up to George. George looks out for Lennie, telling him how to behave and what to do and what not to do. George is constantly worrying about Lennie. He is afraid that he will do something or say something to get them kicked out of work or run out of town, such as when Lennie wanted to touch a girl’s red dress back in Weed. In the end of the story George kills Lennie because he cannot protect Lennie from others and he cannot protect others from Lennie. George is very protective of Lennie and certainly shows signs of being a kind, older brother in the way he 'looks out' for his simple friend. We see this from the very start of the novel, "Lennie, for God's sakes don't drink so much....You gonna be sick like you was last night" (p.8). Despite the frustration and trouble that Lennie brings to George the smaller man still has deep attachment

George and Lennie had a strong bond due to their long time friendship and it was this that spurred into doing George what he did. From a young age George and Lennie knew each other and transitioned from George bullying Lennie because he knew Lennie was not very bright, to George protecting and taking care of Lennie seeing as he knew Lennie would not survive without him. In the world that these men live in, George would have been practically expected to dump Lennie off in an institute because he was mentally challenged, but although George’s character is gruff on the exterior, inside he is an exceptionally kind person that does not want that to happen to his best friend which is why he takes Lennie under his wing at the beginning of the story and why he kills him at the end. His kindheartedness is what gave Lennie the best death he could have, looking across the river and envisioning his dream in all its glory (Steinbeck

Lennie and George have a very close but very tragic relationship. George has to take care of Lennie and watch over him as a parent might watch over a child. Lennie always seems to get in trouble and always

Both characters were extremely loyal to each other , however the significance of Lennies actions meant that George had no choice but to kill Lennie

George feels a certain obligation to Lennie, based on past promises, and feelings of guilt. George has a deep belief that if he were to abandon Lennie, it would put him (Lennie) in a position of helplessness. QUOTE AND BACKGROUND

Both George and Lennie have to deal with their own conflicts all throughout the novel. George has to constantly worry about covering for Lennie in situations where he could mess things up. For example, “Now look i'll give him the papers and you ain’t gonna say a word” pg6,