Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck has told a story about two men who become best friends that care for each other. Lennie is a large man who has isn't as wise and intelligent stays with his best friend George Milton who is the opposite of Lennie, he is a small man who take care of Lennie and himself. Both Lennie and George work at a ranch in this small town to live and fulfill their american dream which is to own their own farm. In the beginning of the novel Lennie and George's relationship was more of like a popular analogy used “the dog and the owner”, Lennie is the dog and George is the owner. Because Lennie was a personality of a 6 year-old, george has to take care of him and tell him what to do treating him in a way like a dog. Both Lennie and …show more content…
“An’ why?... Because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why.” (Steinbeck 14), In the quote they both look out for each other because they care for each other. Throughout the novel Lennie and George have considered each other as the only family they’ve got because there relationship is is really close. George and Lennie are different from the other workers because they are jolly with their work unlike the others, everyone else works alone but george and Lennie work together everyday. George and Lennie may have their differences but they have sticked together on everything. There were some quotes from the novel that Steinbeck has brought to the reader's attention about both George and Lennie’s relationship. “Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world”, The fact that they are moving they do not know a lot of people, so they would feel lonely, although they do not think there that lonely because they are with each other. Another one of Steinbeck's quotes would be when others have doubt about their friendship but it's how it is to George and
Just as looking after each other is important, another component of a healthy relationship is being able to make each other better people. With no surprise, George and Lennie are able to do this for each other constantly. The first way that George and Lennie make each other better people is because they have common goals between each other. George and Lennie explain to readers how their goal is to own a farm with each other. Their farm will take up an acre of land, and it will have a shack on that land that they can live in. They will own chickens, pigs, cows, and rabbits that Lennie will be able to tend. (Steinbeck 105-106)
George obviously cared for Lennie or else he would have left him by himself afte...
It is very apparent that each of the four characters in the two friendships feed off of each other. In Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie are very different, yet they need one other. George is a very independent, loyal, and caring person who takes care of Lennie because Lennie is unable to take care of himself. Although George makes it seem like he would be better off without Lennie, George makes it clear that without him he would be better off. This is evident because of this conversation h regularly had with Lennie” I could go get a job an’
Lennie even knows that when he says “I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you (Steinbeck).” Lennie also tries to act like George sometimes because he looks up to George. In the book it says “He pulls his hat down more over his eyes the way George’s hat was (Steinbeck).” The relationship is shown to by Steinbeck as he shows the way George and Lennie work together. George tells Lennie “Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They belong no place…they ain’t got nothing to look ahead to” (Steinbeck). Steinbeck tries to show ho...
It is not, however, a one-sided friendship. George must be very close to Lennie because he goes to a lot of trouble to make sure that they both stay together. When Lennie got himself into trouble in Weed George didn't abandon him; they ran away to a different ranch together. I think George relies on Lennie for companionship because of the unfriendly and lonely environment they are in. he obviously cares about lennie because he says, "God, you're a lot of trouble.
Within the beginning of the story, the dynamic of George and Lennie’s relationship is introduced, one that is uncommon and presents a fatherly vibe. The readers are thrown into the novel at the height of the great depression, an economic catastrophe that shook the world. Within these dark time, an unlikely friendship is in full blossom and we are meet by Lennie and George setting up camp for the night by a riverbed. After the duo’s personalities are expressed, they begin to set up the idea of a commonly shared dream which exists according to Lennie “Because... because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you” (Steinbeck 14). Lennie is seen as a quite simple minded and extremely dim-witted character from just the first
Is George’s Love for Lennie Sympathy or is it an Unconscious Effort to Make up for Lennie’s Mental Weakness?
In all of these quotes George is looking after Lennie similar to how a brother would look after a younger sibling. From when he is talking to Slim about Lennie’s work ethic on page 39 to when he is trying to keep Lennie from getting into trouble with Curley and his wife on pages 32 and 29, George is always looking after Lennie in some way. Alongside the last example, Steinbeck illustrates a caring relationship between George and Lennie. “ [George] ‘They ain’t got nobody in the worl’ that gives a hoot in hell about em-’...[Lennie] ‘But not us’” (104). George and Lennie always come back to the subject of looking out for each other. This is demonstrated when Lennie is talking to Crooks about George and Crooks says, “jus’ s’pose he don’t come back. What’ll you do then” (72)? Just the mention of George doesn't come back or being hurt makes Lennie defensive about George, “Suddenly Lennie’s eyes centered and grew quiet, and mad. He stood up and walked dangerously toward Crooks, Who hurt George” (72). Lennie is attached to George, to Lennie, he is the only person in the world that actually cares about his well being.They have been together for years, which is quite similar
George and Lennie take care of each other through out the story. In the story it says, “Because… because I got you to look after me and you have me to look after you, and that’s why” (Steinbeck14). This quote means that as long as George and Lennie are together, they take care of each other no matter what happens to them. This goes with the topic because they take care of
The novel of mice and men by John Steinbeck is a heartwarming story about two men George and Lennie. George is a small stocky man who prides himself on his ability to be independent, and often taunts Lennie by saying "God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an' work, an' no trouble. No mess at all, and when the end of the month come I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want.” (pg12). Lennie on the other hand is a very large childlike man who is very dependent of George. These two have stuck together for a long time and over that time have developed a dream of owning their own ranch. Steinbeck uses a variety of techniques to display the theme “even the best laid themes can go wrong”
One of the quintessential differences between them is the evident imbalance of administrative power amongst themselves. Undoubtedly, Lennie would not be able to survive alone, and thus needs George to order and control his life. Surely, this is for the benefit of Lennie, since George is the patriarchal figure throughout their journey. This is displayed when Lennie was in a fight with Curley, the impudent son of the boss they worked for, and afterwards George consoled Lennie and told him that “it ain’t your fault...you don’t need to be scairt no more” (65). In that mere dialogue, it displayed who possesses the real knowledgeable power, and who was the real leader of the duo, and it is George. Moreover, another distinguishing difference are their powers in different strengths. Lennie possess limited intellectual ability, he may even be slightly mentally challenged, yet he has tremendous physical power, whereas George lacks the physique of Lennie, but in comparison is much more intelligent. It is also this contrast which has connected them to remain together throughout all their struggles. In addition, it is their intertwined partnership which has allowed them to face and solve all the problems they have faced and perhaps even ultimately lead them to succeed in their endeavours. Thus, it can be seen that they are together due to their differences. Furthermore, there is a difference between them in their level of reliance of companionship–also referred to as their power of self-dependability. Though George treats and sees Lennie as not only a companion who has been through many things, there is also a parental aspect which has given him an unconditional care for Lennie. Likewise, Lennie also heavily relies on George. However, there must be distinguishment between the level of reliance. Though George has extreme care towards
They are an extraordinary team, with Lennie being of monstrous size with a simple mind, and George being a smart and typical worker. Many times throughout the novel, Lennie threatens to go live in a cave to leave George alone so he won't have to take care of him anymore. However, George always explains to Lennie that he wants him by his side at all times because he knows they need each other: "No! I was just foolin', Lennie. 'Cause I want you to stay with me. .
They got no family. They don't belong any place. They come to a ranch an' work up a stake and then they go into town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they're poundin' their tail on some other ranch. They ain't got nothing to look ahead to." (1. 15) George and Lennie’s friendship is mostly similar to Candy and his dog’s friendship. The death of George had such a big impact to the story because George lost not just Lennie, but also the dreams they had together. Candy, Lennie, and George play a big role to the stories meaning because back then, when people use to work in ranches they never traveled with their families, or they didn't have friends or someone to really care about, which made it different when George and Lennie arrive. The events that happen in the story had a meaning to the story as well because they explain the story and the theme that Steinbeck was trying to make. Many people see this different because many people see the topic of racism, friendship, hopes, dreams, euthanizing, or capitalism. The events that had the more impact on me, were when George shoots Lennie and when they killed Candy’s dog. Many people would travel alone and would die alone. They would also be a press by higher powers. Friendship is really important to everyone now in modern society. We can see this through the singer Selena Gomez and actress Francia Raísa. Francia Raisa donated a kidney to
The famed nurses study from Harvard found “Not having a close friend is as detrimental to your health as smoking.” Lennie and George’s friendship is necessary to keep the better for each other. Throughout the story, Lennie and George need each other and look out for one another no matter what. Lennie and George’s friendship and journey throughout the story symbolizes the struggles to achieve the American dream. Steinbeck, in the story Of Mice and Men, combines characterization and symbolism to prove friends do whats best for eachother.
Traveling from place to place, they keep each other safe, in hopes of settling on their own personal ranch; a literal place of their dreams. The events of the story prohibits them from living that dream. In Of Mice and Men, author John Steinbeck portrays a strong friendship between the two, but in reality we cannot call their association true friendship because of the lack of equality, the disrespect from George to Lennie directly as well without him knowing. As the story unfolds, it is clear and fair to say that Lennie and George are not equals.