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George could have been well off without Lennie, but still continues to care and support him. They have one another to talk to, be with, and look after.
‘With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don’t have to sit in no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ because we got no place else to go. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. But not us.’ (14)
George and Lennie have the pleasure of companionship, but other individuals do not. Other individuals do not have someone to look after them or care for them. Therefore, George cares for Lennie, and Lennie cares for George. This companionship is evident in Candy and his dog’s relationship. Candy is hesitant to end the dog’s life because he has bonded with the dog over a long period of time.
‘Well—hell! I had him so long. Had him since he was a pup. I herded sheep with him. You wouldn’t think it to look at him now, but he was the best damn sheep dog I ever seen… II had him from …show more content…
The death of Candy’s dog foreshadows the oncoming death of Lennie. George comes to his own realization that the ideal life he is seeking will never occur. It is an impossible goal for the two of them. Thus, George feels sympathy for Lennie and decides that it will be best for the both of them if he kills Lennie. When George was asked how he killed Lennie, he responded simply, ‘“I just done it.”’ (107) A tragic ending of Lennie’s life, but it was necessary for the continuation of George’s life as a worker. Their view of the ideal farm life turned out to be a false dream and
‘With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don’t have to sit in no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ because we got no place else to go. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. But not us.’ (14)
George and Lennie have the pleasure of companionship, but other individuals do not. Other individuals do not have someone to look after them or care for them. Therefore, George cares for Lennie, and Lennie cares for George. This companionship is evident in Candy and his dog’s relationship. Candy is hesitant to end the dog’s life because he has bonded with the dog over a long period of time.
‘Well—hell! I had him so long. Had him since he was a pup. I herded sheep with him. You wouldn’t think it to look at him now, but he was the best damn sheep dog I ever seen… II had him from …show more content…
The death of Candy’s dog foreshadows the oncoming death of Lennie. George comes to his own realization that the ideal life he is seeking will never occur. It is an impossible goal for the two of them. Thus, George feels sympathy for Lennie and decides that it will be best for the both of them if he kills Lennie. When George was asked how he killed Lennie, he responded simply, ‘“I just done it.”’ (107) A tragic ending of Lennie’s life, but it was necessary for the continuation of George’s life as a worker. Their view of the ideal farm life turned out to be a false dream and