In the story Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck took two polar opposites George and Lennie, and made an amazing friendship. George and Lennie faced many difficulties throughout the story. Their friendship survived almost everything; mishaps on the farm, others who didn't like the two of them, and difficulties keeping a job. When Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men he discovered a strong, complex friendship.
George and Lennie are best friends, but completely different people. What could keep two people like George and Lennie together? George learned to take care of Lennie from a young age. When the two were little they lived in Auburn togrther. When Lennie was young, he lived with his Aunt Clara, but after she passed, he started to work with …show more content…
George and Lennie had to move to a new job after Lennie made a mistake in Weed. Lennie saw a girl in a furry red dress, so he went up to her, and starts to feel it. The girl screams and tells the law she was raped, but Life on the farm, in California isn’t much easier. When George and Lennie get to the farm they meet some rude people and start making enemies without even knowing it. Curly, the boss's son, starts hating Lennie right from the beginning. One night curly is mad and comes into the bunkhouse. When curly comes in and sees Lennie laughing about the dream farm, he gets really upset and starts to beat up Lennie. Lennie might be a very large, and very strong guy, but he isn’t violent. “Curley’s fist was swinging when Lennie reached for it. The next minute, Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie's hand.” When Lennie finally let go he had broken all the bones in Curly’s hand. This is one reason why life is hard for George and …show more content…
Not just how they get in trouble sometimes, and that Lennie is mentally impaired. It is more than that. They have something not many others have. They have each other. Most people who had a job like George and Lennie didn't have family or friends or anyone but themselves. George’s friendship with Lennie makes them different. George has a dream to live on a farm with Lennie, and Lennie is always asking George to tell him the story of how they are going to live off of the fatta the land. This is how George responds. “guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. They come to a ranch an work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some other ranch.They ain’t got nothin to look ahead to… with us, it ain't like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us… because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why.” This explains the complexity of George and Lennie’s
George and Lennie are best friends, but completely different people. What could keep two people like George and Lennie together? George learned to take care of Lennie from a young age. When the two were little they lived in Auburn togrther. When Lennie was young, he lived with his Aunt Clara, but after she passed, he started to work with …show more content…
George and Lennie had to move to a new job after Lennie made a mistake in Weed. Lennie saw a girl in a furry red dress, so he went up to her, and starts to feel it. The girl screams and tells the law she was raped, but Life on the farm, in California isn’t much easier. When George and Lennie get to the farm they meet some rude people and start making enemies without even knowing it. Curly, the boss's son, starts hating Lennie right from the beginning. One night curly is mad and comes into the bunkhouse. When curly comes in and sees Lennie laughing about the dream farm, he gets really upset and starts to beat up Lennie. Lennie might be a very large, and very strong guy, but he isn’t violent. “Curley’s fist was swinging when Lennie reached for it. The next minute, Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie's hand.” When Lennie finally let go he had broken all the bones in Curly’s hand. This is one reason why life is hard for George and …show more content…
Not just how they get in trouble sometimes, and that Lennie is mentally impaired. It is more than that. They have something not many others have. They have each other. Most people who had a job like George and Lennie didn't have family or friends or anyone but themselves. George’s friendship with Lennie makes them different. George has a dream to live on a farm with Lennie, and Lennie is always asking George to tell him the story of how they are going to live off of the fatta the land. This is how George responds. “guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. They come to a ranch an work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some other ranch.They ain’t got nothin to look ahead to… with us, it ain't like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us… because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why.” This explains the complexity of George and Lennie’s