The Relationship Between George And Lennie In Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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Walter Winchell once said, “Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.” Relationships should be based on people who are equals to each other. People in a relationship shouldn’t have more power over another person. George and Lennie in the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck don’t follow the equality principle while Romeo and Juliet in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare did. In the beginning of the Of Mice and Men novella, George and Lennie are on a trip to a ranch to get work. Lennie is a big guy who has a mental disability, while George is a small guy who is the boss of the relationship. They are working to get money for their dream home. During their time at the ranch, Lennie gets into a fight with Curley. Lennie …show more content…

In scene 3 of the play, Romeo is in Juliet’s room and she is telling him to go. She says, “‘It is, it is. Hie hence, begone, away!’” (3.5.26). Juliet is telling Romeo to leave her room. It is going to be morning soon and Juliet’s family can’t see Romeo in her room. Juliet cares for Romeo a lot. She knows that if her family sees Romeo in her room, they will find out that they are married, and probably get mad at her because Romeo is their enemy. Then they can’t see each other anymore. Juliet is willing to sacrifice time with Romeo to keep him safe which means she deeply cares for him. Similarly, in scene 5, Romeo shows how much he cares for Juliet when he asks his servant Balthasar about Juliet after he got banished. He says, “‘News from Verona!-How now, Balthasar? / Dost thou not bring me letters from the Friar? / How doth my lady? Is my father well? / How doth my Juliet?’” (5.1.13-16). Romeo is asking Balthasar about Juliet and how she is doing. Ever since he got banished, Romeo still hasn’t given up on Juliet yet. He is always asking how Juliet is doing. Romeo really cares about Juliet and her well being. He is looking out for her. While George and Lennie do care for each other, they don’t care for each other as much as Romeo and Juliet do. In the middle of the novella, George is saying mean things about Lennie. He says. “‘Course he ain’t mean. But he gets in trouble alla time because he’s so God damn dumb.’” (41). George is constantly saying how dumb Lennie is. Although they do care for each other, George is always mean to Lennie. He doesn’t show that he cares as much. He is always saying how dumb and stupid Lennie is and how he always has to put up with it. When it comes to having a caring relationship, Romeo and Juliet are more caring than George and

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