George And Lennie Relationship
The relationship established between George and Lennie is a dependent relationship. By keeping each other somewhat balanced mentally and physically George and Lennie have created a friendship in which loneliness would occur if they were to not have one another.Lennie and George are introduced in the Essential Passage 1 of Chapter 1 as a whole. When George speaks to Lennie about what the future holds for them he consistently uses language that unites them such as, “we” and “us”. When George speaks of pursuing the future he sees them being a team until the end, by never speaking by using “you” or “I” it’s clear that he sees Lennie as someone who will be with him for a long time. George knows that Lennie is the man who cares for him and he’s
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If the two were to go their own ways they wouldn’t be able to survive. As Lennie states,”But not us! An’ why? Because… because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why.” In this passage a dependent relationship is described but George has the upper hand. Just because this friendship has them dependent on each other doesn’t mean that the power is distributed evenly. George highly influences Lennie and it’s clearly seen when he is the one to tell Lennie about their future. This friendship isn’t just a friendship but it’s structured in such a way that it makes the reader notice of the similarities George and Lennie have to a father and son relationship. Like a father tells his child as story George creates this image of what they will once achieve in Lennie’s head. Very similarly, Lennie takes this story and similar to a child he begins to believe every details and imagine it. Therefore, the relationship means that Lennie would clearly not survive in the world alone without George because he gives him a purpose, like there is something he can obtain and work towards; with George, Lennie doesn’t just exist but has the feeling that there is something to achieve before death. George and Lennie balance each other by giving each other what they need, a sense of direction, company, and
If the two were to go their own ways they wouldn’t be able to survive. As Lennie states,”But not us! An’ why? Because… because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why.” In this passage a dependent relationship is described but George has the upper hand. Just because this friendship has them dependent on each other doesn’t mean that the power is distributed evenly. George highly influences Lennie and it’s clearly seen when he is the one to tell Lennie about their future. This friendship isn’t just a friendship but it’s structured in such a way that it makes the reader notice of the similarities George and Lennie have to a father and son relationship. Like a father tells his child as story George creates this image of what they will once achieve in Lennie’s head. Very similarly, Lennie takes this story and similar to a child he begins to believe every details and imagine it. Therefore, the relationship means that Lennie would clearly not survive in the world alone without George because he gives him a purpose, like there is something he can obtain and work towards; with George, Lennie doesn’t just exist but has the feeling that there is something to achieve before death. George and Lennie balance each other by giving each other what they need, a sense of direction, company, and