Friends play an important role in a person’s life. A true friend accepts who you are, but also helps you to become who you should be. In Mice and Men by Steinbeck, George Milton is a good friend with Lennie because he is understanding, caring and protective. In the beginning of the story George and Lennie leave weed because Lennie grabbed a girl and wouldn’t let go and he accuse of trying to rape her. Lennie has a mind of a child but he is a strong and a dreamer person. When Lennie accused that he rape the girl, George help him and they look for a new job. He understand the situation of Lennie even though he can be in trouble too. George also there reminding what happen to them and where are they going. Lennie forget …show more content…
everything you tell him but not his dream. Even George really annoyed to him he keep understanding him. “O.K – O.K. I’ll tell ya again. I ain’t got nothing to do. Might jus’ as well spen’ all my time tellin’ you things and then you forget’em, and I tell you again.” (Steinbeck 4). This quote proves that George is understanding because he never get tired reminding Lennie what happen or where are they going. George understand Lennie’s condition. He’s keeping his promise to Aunt Clara that he will take care and understand Lennie what ever happen to them. George understand that they need to leave in the weed because Lennie can die because what he did. Being a good friend you need to be understanding to your friend because understanding is the main recipe in the stronger friendship. George promise to Lennie’s Aunt Clara that he will look after him and protect him.
Lennie would not survive without George or Aunt Clara. Lennie has a mind of a child. He move like a child and he talk like a child. George always there for him to feed him, remind him and understand him. George really what to take care Lennie but sometimes he is annoyed by him. George need to remind him not to do and need to do. Even George can’t really protect Lennie but his making sure that Lennie is away from trouble but if Lennie involve in something he keep fixing it and Lennie being sure that Lennie is safe. George watch out for Lennie when Curley comes in and starts picking a fight. George always making sure that Lennie is not in trouble but if so he need to fight back. “Lennie, for God’ sakes don’t drink so much. You gonna be sick like you was last night”. (Steinbeck 3). This quote proves that he taking care of Lennie because George know what best for Lennie. George want Lennie to be safe from the water he was drinking. Also George cares about he’s health when they eating beans. Lennie what ketchup in his beans but they don’t have beans. He doesn’t what to eat. George doesn’t want to be hungry even Lennie so George force Lennie to eat the beans without ketchup. George finding a new job with Lennie even though he know that Lennie is a trouble person. Lennie is with George where ever George go. George is taking care of Lennie he keep him safe and away from the trouble and anything that can happen to
him. George protecting Lennie from other people that could understand him. He always fix the trouble for Lennie. He keep Lennie safe before him. He always choose what can be good for Lennie. George protected Lennie from the guys and the dog from the weed. They escape weed because of Lennie’s trouble. George doesn’t want Lennie involved with the trouble that they accuse him. He want to find a new job and a new life. “Get him, Lennie, Don’t let him do it” (Steinbeck 63) This quote proves that George protect Lennie. George yelling Lennie to fight back to Curley. Lennie doesn’t know what to do but he listen to curly so, he fight back to Curley. I think George doesn’t only protect Lennie he also teach him to fight back when he is in trouble. George Milton is a good friend with Lennie because he is understanding, caring and protective. George understand the condition of Lennie. He’s taking care of him and taking away in trouble. He keep him safe and away from trouble. Your friends may have shaped your life. There are your second family. Friends makes you happy every day. Giving you courage, hope and love. But most important friend should stay by your side no matter what happens and someone you can trust with your life.
In chapter one, George and Lennie are introduced onto the scene and you get to know them a little bit and you get to see how they are related/ their relationship. When I read this first part, I could tell that George was pretty much Lennie’s caretaker and it was his job to find Lennie a job and make sure he ate enough and stayed a live. He kind of resented having to drag Lennie around (pg 11~12: “Well we ain’t got any!” George exploded. “Whatever we ain’t got, you want. If I was alone I could live so easy… But wadda I got? I got you. You can’t keep a job and you loose me every job I get.”), because Lennie’s a bit slow and he messes up a lot. He tries really hard to be good and listen to what George tells him to do, but in the end of every situation, Lennie forgets what George told him beforehand and sometimes it creates a little trouble (pg 45~46: “Well, he seen this girl in this red dress. Dumb like he is, he likes to touch ever’thing he likes. Just wants to feel it. 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. Well, this girl just squawks and squawks. I was jus’ a little bit off, and I heard all the yellin’, so I comes running, an’ by that time Lennie’s so scared all he can think to do is jus’ hold on. I socked him over the head with a fence picket to make him let go. He was so scairt he couldn’t let go of the dress. And he’s so strong, you know… Well, that girl rabbits in an’ tells the law she’s been raped. The guys in Weed start a party out to lynch Lennie. So we sit in an irrigation ditch under water all the rest of that day.”). But when you look at them, you can tell that George is...
why Lennie and George Travel together and is not very understanding. Although you never find
As George becomes aware of the situation he begins to ponder what will happen if Lennie gets away. George understands that Lennie would not be capable of providing for himself out in the wild. As George contemplates allowing Lennie to be free of all the men, he “[is] a long time in answering” (94). George is one of the few men who understands Lennie’s mental limitations, he knows Lennie would not remember how to survive and “the poor bastard’d starve” (94). He
When Lennie and George first get to the ranch, the boss starts to ask them questions. George answers all of them, even if they were asking Lennie. He knows that if Lennie talks, he might say what happened to Weed (Steinbeck 22). The boss, at the new farm, thinks that George only wants to take Lennie's money. But George tells him that he only wants to take care of Lennie.
Lennie's stupidity and carelessness constantly causes him to unintentionally harm people and animals. When he gets into sticky situations, George is there to help him get out of them. Ever since Lennie's Aunt Clara died, George has felt that he has a sense of duty
Lennie is broken and incomplete in many ways. He has a mental disability which differentiates him from the others. He depends on George for everything and cannot do things on his own even though he is a grown man.
George really helps him through problems that keep happening during the book. Lennie is incapable to live because he does not know his strength and George has to play the role as a living assistant for Lennie. Lennie does not mean to harm but because of his condition he essentially harms people. In the book it explains the trouble in weed and George explains “Well he saw a girl in a red dress and a red dress and he just wanted to feel it and when he touched it the girl just starts yelling and all he can think to do is hold on” ( Steinbeck 41). The quote states or explains how Lennie can scare or harm people.
Following the beginning, Lennie is seen as a bit on the softer side contrary to George who was a heavy-tempered individual. We later find out that Lennie has a mental illness implied by language, communication and actions towards George and others. Demonstration of his illness was implied by: "I’d pet ‘em, and pretty soon they bit my fingers and I pinched their heads a little and then they was dead—because they was so little. I wish’t we’d get the rabbits pretty soon, George. They ain’t so little." (Steinbeck 4). Lennie’s childish personality and mistakes in the novel somewhat foreshadowed future events. George told Slim about the incident in Weed: “Well he seen this girl in a red dress...he just wants to touch everything he likes” (Steinbeck 41). George harshly remarked that his mistakes could get him in serious trouble, which was a vital, empowering statement within the novel that hinted at a dark
that he wants to tend. Lennie has been shot by George in the back of
As the story continues on and the pair arrive at their job, the character chart begins to branch as we are introduced to Slim, another worker on the farm. After learning of the two’s past together, he openly expresses, “Ain’t many guys travel around together... I don’t know why. Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other” (Steinbeck 35). There is a unique value to George and Lennie’s relationship which the world lacks. Rather than combining their might, people would rather watch their own back with one set of eyes than having a second set to keep watch. There is mistrust between people and the idea of backstabbing and swindling is very present due to the economic decline and the loss of wealth for all social classes. Due to Lennie’s mental decline, however and the fact that if it were not for George, Lennie would not be alive, there is a strong bond apparent. To be separated from one another would mean becoming the rest of the world, sad and lonely. Neither of the two would like to bring sorrow to one another or let each other go through
The emotional symbiosis between George and Lennie helps each man. Lennie’s attachment to George is most strongly visible when Crooks suggests George is not coming back. Lennie is almost moved to hysterics and his fear does not quickly abate. George prefers to feign dislike for Lennie to Lennie’s face: “I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail” (7). When pressed, George reveals his true feelings for Lennie. “I want you to stay with me Lennie” (13). They stay together because “It’s a lot easier to go around with a guy you know” (35). Both men need and value their strong emotional relationship.
From the very beginning you see that Lennie is a very innocent person and sometimes doesn’t understand what is going on. There is a great example at the beginning of the story, George and Lennie are in the clearing before they go to the ranch and they’re making camp for the night. ”’tha’s good,' he said. 'you drink some George. You take a good big drink.’ he smiled happily”'(3). George has just yelled at him for drinking too fast, but he is too innocent to realize it. Lennie also showed innocence when he is told to jump into Sacramento River. “‘An’ he was so damn nice to me for pullin’ him out. Clean forgot I told him to jump in. Well, I ain’t done nothing
George’s relationship with Lennie has made him selfless; his conversations, with and with out Lennie, are generally revolving around Lennie, although in the case of their dream-ranch George seems to find fulfilment for himself as well. Due to these altruistic tendencies that he shows throughout the novel, a danger is bestowed upon George; he tends to care for Lennie far too much, and too little for himself. In occasional moments, he escapes his sympathy and compassion for Lennie, and realises the burden that he causes. This usually results in George taking his frustration out on Lennie, which can often harm his simple mind, leaving Lennie upset and forced to confess to his own uselessness, and George feeling guilty for what he has caused. We can learn very little about George through his actual conversations, which made it necessary for Steinbeck to focus the novel on him in particular, and let the reader gain an closer insight on him through his actions. Generally, he seems to be caring, intelligent and sensible, but is greatly worn by the constant attention Lennie requires. This illustrates a major theme in Of Mice and Men, the dangers that arise when one becomes involved in a dedicated relationship.
Throughout the novel, George and Lennie have a strong relationship which is quite unique. George takes care of Lennie through thick and thin but, sometimes George sees Lennie as just a burden until he realizes that he is incapable to take of himself when Lennie tells George “Well, I could go off in the hills there. Some place I’d find a cave” (Steinbeck, John 12) George responds to very broth...
George and Lennie always watch each other’s back and care for one another. During the story, Of Mice and Men, George was always telling Lennie “if you get into trouble, go hide