Why Does George Tell Curley's Wife?

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Do you know the importance of a friendship? The book Of Mice and Men is recognized as a symbol of friendship. It recongnizes that George has other friends on the farm that he is close to. Why does George tell Lennie to avoid Curly’s wife? George and Lennie are a great symbol of friendship. The symbolic nature from Of Mice and Men show how two men during the Great depression became close friends. The relationship between George and Lennie, was the most important topic. George is looking out for Lennie, like a brother. Even though Lennie kept getting himself and George in trouble, George still put up with Lennie and kept traveling from farm to farm. George was protecting Lennie from all of the bad people on the farm such as Curly, Curly’s wife

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