George is a true friend to Lennie because he stuck with him his whole life even though he caused trouble. Even though he could easily get rid of Lennie and have a nice job and a house for his own. He stays with Lennie and helps him. He is like a parent to Lennie and always looks out for him. In the book George says this‚ “I knowed his Aunt Clara. She took him when he was a baby and raised him up. When his Aunt Clara died‚ Lennie just come along with me out workin’.” This is important because it
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The Friendship of George and Lenny The book Of Mice and Men focuses on the friendship of two migrant workers in California at a time when most of the work was done by people and not by machines. George was a small man who acted worldly and wise. Lennie was a huge man that had the mind of a child. Together George and Lennie would bounce from job to job with no money in their pockets and only the dream of someday owning a place of their own to keep them going. The two men were not able to stay
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Lennie Small has a very symbolic importance in the novel Of Mice and Men. In the novel George Milton and Lennie Small both migrant workers pursue their dream of someday owning their own ranch by travelling around working as ranch hands to earn a living. The dream they share is to be able to "live off the fat of the land‚". Lennie Small is a very complex character‚ although he may not appear to be at first glance. Lennie is the most interesting character in the novel because he differs from the
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Protagonist George Character Analysis George Milton is a complex character from the novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck. He travels with his long time companion‚ Lennie Small since Lennie is unable to care for himself. He has no family and spends his days working as a ranch hand. In the novella‚ the protagonist George is an authoritative‚‚ resentful‚ yet very compassionate character. George’s authoritative nature is evident form the start of the novella. His companion Lennie is small minded
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In the book Of Mice and Men Lennie is the one with a disability. George is Lennie’s keeper and takes care of him. George and Lennie go everywhere together and they are always together. Lennie is very unique you could say. Lennie doesn’t really get things all the way and he can’t really remember things that George tells him. In this book my character whom is Lennie represents an intellectual person. Lennie isn’t fully there he forgets things very easily and he doesn’t really know a lot of stuff.
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Lennie was a “a huge man‚ shapeless of face‚ with large‚ pale eyes‚ with wide‚ sloping shoulders” (2). He worked hard‚ but was always doing something wrong which caused trouble. One day Lennie’s actions ended up hurting him. This altered his life forever. Through the character of Lennie‚ John Steinbeck illustrates in Of Mice and Men how a character’s actions can cause shocking outcomes. From the initial beginning‚ readers can tell through Lennie’s actions that he was not a smart man‚ rather
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Was George really left with no other options? In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck there are two men on the run. Lennie‚ who is mentally handicap‚ keeps getting into trouble. George‚ the other man on the run‚ is the one who takes care of Lennie and tries to keep him out of trouble.Although George tries to make sure Lennie doesn’t get into trouble he just cannot prevent the inevitable. George was justified in shooting Lennie because he felt responsible for him‚ he doesn’t want him to suffer
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Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck is the author of the novel ‘of mice and men’. In this novel the goal is the American dream. During the great depression two migrant farmers George Milton and Lennie small who is mentally disabled go from ranch to ranch. All in the hopes of making enough money for their American dream‚ a ranch where Lennie gets to tend the rabbits. In this essay I will be proving that George was a good friend to Lennie. George is a good friend to Lennie for the following reasons‚ George
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anybody gives a damn. But not us.”(14) Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a novel about two men‚ George and Lennie‚ who are looking for work so they can make a stake and build their dream home and live out their lives in happiness. Lennie might not be the smartest man alive but he is the main reason for the success of both him and George. Not because of his physical ability alone‚ but because he helps George achieve his full potential. Lennie and George have traveled together for many years taking
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Steinbeck wrote a book called “Of Mice and Men.” Of Mice and Men is an engaging novel about two migrant workers‚ Lennie and George‚ who are trying to obtain their dreams of having their own home together. George is small and quick and is the alpha. The other is Lennie‚ who is big and strong‚ but has a mental disability‚ making him slow and in constant need of help and guidance. Throughout the book‚ trouble becomes increasingly worse‚ and George ends up having to kill Lennie. Most people believe that is
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