Relationship In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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They had a good relationship with each other. It's like they had each other backs on anything. Also because they had says that "they don't nothing to look ahead to", and since they both had a future to see. George and Lennie are traveling to place not like the people who are working. If George and Lennie would to work it would be helpful to them becaue they will get to use the money on things that they probably need. If they were to work they will be able to buy a house and also they can get a farm. George is very caring about Lennie in the paragraph 19-25 it shows how George it caring about Lennie. George doesn't want Lennie to get introuble anymore since she used to get in lots of troubles.Their friendship is also about they both have a future …show more content…
When George says 'We" its talking more than one person so he is talking about him and Lennie.They had a good relationship with each other. It's like they had each other backs on anything. Also because they had says that "they don't nothing to look ahead to", and since they both had a future to see. George and Lennie are traveling to place not like the people who are working. If George and Lennie would to work it would be helpful to them becaue they will get to use the money on things that they probably need. If they were to work they will be able to buy a house and also they can get a farm. George is very caring about Lennie in the paragraph 19-25 it shows how George it caring about Lennie. George doesn't want Lennie to get introuble anymore since she used to get in lots of troubles.Their friendship is also about they both have a future and telling their self's not to worry about it. They have someone that they can talk about their futures. In the text in says "We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us". I believe that is trying to say that no one else gives a damn about them just the person that they talk to. If they stick together they can always talk about what they see in their futures and what they wish they

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