Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In the book of Mice and Men, it is obvious that the friendship between George and Lennie is strong. They have each other which is different. They are not necessarily stuck in the circle of all ranchers; they have a chance to go onto bigger things. The story takes place during the Great Depression. Finding a job and remaining optimistic was hard back then. Lennie and George work through the tough times together and remain happy with each other’s company. Through this, Steinbeck reveals the theme that hope and companionship is necessary to survive.
I believe that Lennie wants to leave George, because Lennie Said “caus I can just as well go away, George a live an in a cave” (19). So it seems like Lennie wants to leave, because he thinks he is …show more content…
George always gets mad at Lennie and says that he would be better without him, but at the end of the day George say “’When I think of a swell time without you I go nuts, I never get no peace.” (11). So deep down George actually likes having Lennie around to keep him company. Now when Lennie said that he can just go live in a cave, but after that George said “’You can jus’ as well, go to hell!’” (19). Now George meant that sarcastically so he implied that he doesn’t want Lennie to …show more content…
Lennie, despite his age, acts and speaks like a child due to mental retardation. He is always mimicking George and following him obediently “they had walked in single file down the path, and even in the open one stayed behind the other.” (4) and also when George does something, Lennie does the same “Then replaced his hat, pushed himself back from the river, drew up his knees, and embraced them. Lennie, who had been watching, imitated George exactly.” (5). George takes care of Lennie and worries for him like a parent to its child. “’Lennie!’ he said sharply ‘Lennie for Gods’ sakes don’t drink so much You gonna be sick like you were last night.’”

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