"I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good. They don't have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They get wantin' to fight all the time,” George said. (Steinbeck 41). George and Lennie are characters from the book Of Mice and Men. George is just a regular, hardworking man who works on ranches. Lennie is a tall, strong guy with a childish mentality. George and Lennie work together traveling from job to job. They seem like an unlikely pair, but they both have qualities that compliment each other. George and Lennie have become close friends and overtime have come to need each other. Lennie has a tendency to get himself into troublesome situations and depends on George to help him. In the town of Weed, Lennie …show more content…
They got no family. They don’t belong no place. They come to a ranch an’ work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some other ranch. They aint got nothing to look ahead to” (Steinbeck 13). George made this statement which gives insight into how lonely he would have be without Lennie by his side. Lennie and George spent a lot of time together, sharing meals, working, and traveling. They became very close almost like family. George became very protective of Lennie and didn’t want any harm to come to him. He knew that without Lennie, he would be all alone with nothing to look forward …show more content…
George was a savvy, grown man and could have continued getting by on his own. He was able to find jobs and provide for himself. Lennie was strong and capable of working on his own as well. He could have found someone else to guide him. They could have both found a way to build a future on their own. Working together might not have made a difference in the lives of these two men, but I believe that it did. Lennie was able to be more successful with the guidance of George, while George was able to feel the support of family and purpose. As a team they were able to grow as people in a
In a way, George was like a parent or a big brother to Lennie. He scolded Lennie and yelled at him, but, all in all, George was just looking out for him. Readers see how George is like a guardian to Lennie in the first chapter when George says, “Lennie!... For god’ sakes don’t drink so much... Lennie.
First of all Lennie had an aunt Clara that passed away and George told her he would take care of Lennie. ‘’ I told his old lady I d take care of him. ’’ Since Lennie can't take care of himself
While Lennie's mental disability often puts him in danger and causes problems for the pair, George is fiercely loyal to his friend and is committed to looking out for him. This loyalty is put to the test throughout the novel, as Lennie's behavior and actions repeatedly cause problems for the two men. Despite their close relationship, George is often harsh and critical of Lennie, particularly when he feels that Lennie's behavior puts their jobs or safety at risk. This dynamic is seen early on in the novel, when George scolds Lennie for drinking from a pool of stagnant water and threatens to leave him behind if he ever gets into trouble again. However, it is clear from George's actions that he cares deeply for Lennie, and he is willing to go to great lengths to protect him from harm.
From the day that Lennie’s Aunt Clara died and from the day George took Lennie in as a friend George was always there for him. If Lennie did not have George, Lennie would have no one to protect him and save him from all of the bad things that he has done. Despite all of the dangers and problems Lennie got George and himself into, George benefited and also learned from Lennie’s mistakes. George needs his ignorant sidekick as much as Lennie needs George.
In “Of Mice and Men”, there are several moments in which George struggles with Lennie. At the end of the story, George faces a decision in which he either kills Lennie or lets him live. Several factors led to George’s decision. He ended up shooting him, which was the correct action to take. Lennie caused a lot of problems, he was a heavy weight on George, and the circumstances they were in made it the correct thing to do.
We all may have had the feeling of loneliness and isolation, wanting companionship feeling abandonment. In John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, there are men living on a ranch having their own reasons for loneliness or being isolated. The three characters Crooks, George, and Lennie crusade dealing with own ways of loneliness and isolation. Crooks has no one that likes him because he’s black, Lennie struggles mentally and George struggles with always having to care for him. They all can’t decide whether it is that they want to be alone or not.
What comes to mind when the word loyalty is mentioned? A dog, a pet, friends or family is what most people think of when the word is mentioned. However, many would not associate the word loyalty with loneliness. When John Steinbeck thought of loyalty he wrote of deep friendships and a dog and its owner’s love. Loyalty can be associated with loneliness because by the end of a friendship or family member, someone is always gone before the other, due to old age or a medical issue that has come up.
Lennie is irresponsible so he has Geroge to take care of them. They have to become migrant workers to get to their end goal. They both want to get a little place away from the action. Lennie wants to take care of some rabbits while George takes care of the rest. George found work on a
According to the text “All the time he coulda had such a good time if it wasn’t for you. he woulda took his pay and raised hell in the whore house, and he coulda set in a pool room an’ played snooker, but he gotta take care of you” (Page#101, Steinbeck). This basically proves and enforces the reality that Lennie influences almost every part of Georges life. This also shows that George could have had a good life, even a better life if his dream of being able to take care of Lennie did not become a burden upon himself and influenced his life so greatly. Everything that George did or tried to do was always influenced by Lennie’s wellbeing.
Moreover, George needs Lennie's friendship to escape a desolate life tainted with depression. Without Lennie, George would become battered and defeated like every other man on the
“Well I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy. I just like to know or interest.” (29) This shows how all the other men George and Lennie work with notice how much George and Lennie care and support each other. The other men notice that no matter what the problem seems to be George and Lennie always support each other.
In Soledad California, during the 1920’s we find George and Lennie, the two main characters. Two friends that have a very unique relationship. George is a short man with sharp features and quick wits, where as Lennie is a big man with a round face and is a just like a large child. They are lowly workers that bounce from ranch to ranch looking for work, in search of their unique american dream. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George becomes more understanding and friendly towards Lennie through the beginning, middle and ending of the novella.
Lennie and George are both grown men living during the great depression. The great depression was tough time for people to live in. Lennie and George struggled to find work in while living in a California. Although Lennie and George were seen as average men, many did not known that Lennie suffered a disability. Throughout the story, Steinbeck makes George to be seen as father, for looking out for Lennie.
Lennie and George have a close bond, in fact George was Lennie’s protector. George was trying to provide a better life for the both of them. In other words, if Lennie was not with George, George worried who would look after Lennie. George was trying his best to look after him, and make sure nothing bad happens to him. Their friendship, however, was a gift to Lennie,
Ch 1: George complains about having to take care of Lennie, though continues to travel with him. Why might George keep Lennie around? What does this suggest about George’s character? George might keep Lennie around because workers like them are the loneliest guys in the world.