Similarities Between Lennie Small And George Milton

George and Lennie have displayed the father-son relationship. George takes care of Lennie and tries to get him out of trouble. At the beginning of the book the part where George tries to stop Lennie From drinking the dirty water. This sets the tone for the the relationship George and Lennie are going to have. "Lennie!" he said sharply. "Lennie, for God' sakes don't drink so much." Lennie continued to snort into

Lennie's only friend is George so Lennie does his best to not make him mad and get locked out by George.

George and Lennie have very different physical traits and personal characteristics even though they were both migrant workers, dressed in similar clothing and grew up together in the same town. George is small, defined, short tempered, impatient and responsible. “The first man...a thin bony nose..” (Pg. 2 ). George makes sure that they have jobs, controls their money, makes the plans, and stays clear of any trouble that Lennie’s actions may cause. Lennie is the complete opposite and is a much bigger man who has broad shoulders, is a hard worker, with dragging feet, childlike innocence, and acts impulsively. “Behind him walked...but hung loosely.” (Pg. 2). Lennie has a mental impairment that makes him react in an obsessive manner. This often leads to poor decisions or even unintentional

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

“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

“Lennie was in a panic. His face was contorted. She screamed then, and Lennie's other hand closed over her mouth and nose. "Please don't," he begged. "Oh! Please don't do that. George'll be mad." … "I don't want you to yell. You gonna get me in trouble jus' like George says you will. Now don't you do that." And she

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.

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

Imagine living in a time where racism and poor undeveloped towns are still around and there are a lot of obstacles and events that take place. This was the time during the 1930's when two protagonists named George Milton and Lennie Small, who had planned to work in a ranch in a a town called Weed. In this ranch, both characters face different types of problems within the new workers that they're going to live with. Lennie Small is a character set to mentally special and is always in trouble and has George, his best friend, is always getting him out of it. In the book, we will see how. Lennie is the most sympathetic character due to his mental disability, having a mind of a child in a man's body, and how unintentionally he kills whatever pets he gets.

Lennie only understand if George means what he says if he is threatening in some way and that it is he has just adapted to that way of speech to get through

George and Lennie's relationship sets them apart as outsiders from the beginning of the story. Ever since these two men were little they had always been around each other. George soon learned that Lennie was not as smart as the other kids and pulled endless pranks on him. To George it was entertaining, as any child would

We see the interview with the boss, George becomes protective toward Lennie, “I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy.”(P43) and when Curley’s wife enters into the attention George is seriously apprehensive about Lennie, “Listen to me… you leave her be.”(P54). Later on, when George finds Lennie in Crook’s, the stable buck’s, room, he looks disapprovingly at Lennie, “George stood framed in the door, and he looked disapprovingly.”(P115), this is very parent like. Steinbeck reinforces the contrast between them and everybody else. Slims says “Ain’t many guys travel around together”(P57)

George has to take care of and warn Lennie in many instances. George early on in the book has to warn Lennie to stop drinking so much water or he will make himself sick ”Lennie, for God’ sakes don’t drink so much.” . He also has to take a mouse away from Lennie “Awright,” he said brusquely.”Gi’me that mouse!”. This is reminiscent of parent taking something away from a child. These

In Of Mice and Men, author John Steinbeck emphasizes the idea that the Great Depression shaped people’s friendships. This economic collapse produced an atmosphere of gloom and despair. Insufficient money and food created uncertainty and fear. However, Steinbeck asserts that the bonds between individuals, formed by shared experiences, are strengthened by common goals. George Milton’s and Lennie Small’s relationship is a clear reflection of this inseparable union, two men of complementary talents aligned in their vision of the universal American dream during financially tumultuous times.

lennie and george are really close, they been thru everything together they had alot of problems with lennie, no one trust lennie because of his incedent but lennie doesnt bother or care becuse he has george in his side. they talked about the future together and how they are planning to live with eachother and how happy both are gonna be with no one else just them two together. lennie and george have a lot of memories and storys, even tho lennie forgets a lot he still remembers some stuff. when lennie and george sat by the fire and ate beans lennie was chewing mightly george asked a question and lennie answered it and said ¨good boy you´re getting better¨ meaning lennie is starting to own up to himself with george help or without it. when george