An Analysis of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Nazanin Minoei “Relationship between George and Lennie ’’

In the story “Of Mice and Men ’’ by John Steinbeck , George and

Lennie’s relationship is very close. Even though they are not related, their

relationship is a father and son relationship. First of all, their relationship is

under a lot of strain because they have a close and strong relationship, and

in the 1930s in America, nobody rusted each other to make friends and

travel everywhere together; consequently, their relationship looked strange

.In addition,George feels responsible for Lennie, and this makes their

relationship even stronger because Lennie is mentally disabled . In fact,

Lennie acts very childishly and George acts like parents to him, and

George helps him in many ways so that Lennie does not get into trouble.

When they want to talk to the boss and Lennie acts strange, George tells

his boss that Lennie felled down from a horse; he is mentally disabled, and

he is not smart, but he is a good worker. In addition, George and Lennie

have the same dream to have a house on a farm where Lennie gets to

have lots of rabbit because rabbits give Lennie a safe feeling. George also

wants a farm because he wants to work for himself without any boss that

orders him around; consequently, this dream gives them hope and makes

their relationship stronger. They work hard together and help each other to

buy a house to achieve their dreams, but they first need money to buy the

house, so they have to work in on the ranch to save money .overall,

George takes care of Lennie , and Lennie loves him and would not do an,

and Lennie loves him and would not do anything to hurt