How Does Steinbeck Present Lennie's Friendship

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In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck shows that Lennie and George’s friendship has a large impact on both of their lives. For example, George cares for Lennie and he never wants Lennie to get hurt, “ ‘Don’t make no mistake about that...You try to keep away from him, will you? Don’t ever speak to him’ ” (Steinbeck 29). George watches over Lennie so that he does not get hurt or in trouble. They depend on each other if one of them gets hurt, and they always have each other to talk to, so they are never lonely. Furthermore, Lennie got mad and scared when Crooks asked how it would be if George did not come back, “Suddenly Lennie’s eyes centered and grew quiet, and mad. He stood up and walked dangerously toward Crooks” (Steinbeck 72). Lennie got scared