George kept Lennie out of trouble at the ranch by telling lennie not say anything to anyone there not even the boss. George is always trying to get Lennie a job by keeping Lennie quiet mostly because if he lets Lennie talk then he’ll tell about stuff that had happened.As a matter of fact one way of showing how George treats Lennie is this quote from the book. ‘“ That ranch we’re goin’ to is right down there about a quarter mile. We’re gonna go in an’ see the boss. Now, look- I’ll give him the work tickets, but you ain’t gonna say a word. You jus’ stand there and don’t say nothing.”’(Ch1, Pg.6) Here George is telling Lennie to not say anything about what had …show more content…
When George tells or does stuff to Lennie it’s because it will not do him any good or will not help him behave.“Lennie’s closed hand slowly obeyed. George took the mouse and threw it across the pool to the other side, among the brush. What you want of a dead mouse, anyways?”(Pg.6) This is when Lennie had a dead mouse in his pocket and George took it away from him not to be mean but because having a dead mouse was not good to have.George tries to keep Lennie from getting any diseases by taking away things that can cause him to get a