George Milton shows his affection to Lennie when they “got kinda used to each other… ”. Later he shows additional compassion for Lennie when he says, “We travel together… Yea, it’s that way.” proving that George isn’t afraid to stand up for Lennie, even if it’s being called gay.
On the flip side, during George’s temper tantrum he says “if he was alone, he could live so easy and go get a job, and no trouble.” showing how selfish he was. He also went “around the ranches