Essay On George And Lennie's Relationship

In the book Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses the characters George and Lennie to show a complicated relationship between a man whose dream is to own his own land and house and a man whose dream is to own and take care of his own rabbits. George and Lennie have two completely different minds yet they have stuck together their whole lives. George acts like he is really tough and that he is only keeping Lennie with him because Lennie’s aunt asked him to, or because Lennie is strong and can fight George’s battles for him, but deep down, George really cares about Lennie and wants to protect him. George would also be really lonely without Lennie because he doesn’t have anyone else in his life.
George has known Lennie his whole life; they grew up together yet George is still always complaining about Lennie and how much trouble he is. George talks about how, “if he was alone he could live so easy” (Steinbeck 11), because he would not have to take care of Lennie all the time, which makes it hard to find good work and earn a living. But George keeps Lennie with him, even when he blatantly says he wishes Lennie was not with him, they still stick together and take care of each of one

Though George talks about his dream without Lennie a lot, he never actually wants to leave him because the dream he has with Lennie is better and more meaningful to him than any dream of “Getting a gallon of whisky”(89) or “staying in a cathouse all night”(89). George likes having someone to talk to even if Lennie does not remember everything George says. It still gives George the feeling that someone truly understands him. In their minds, no one else can understand George and Lennie like they do, because no one else knows what they have been through, and the struggles they have had to