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Comparing George And Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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Intro: In the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare the relationship between the two main characters Romeo and Juliet has been seen as a model relationship for a long time, their relationship is used in songs and in media a lot. What a lot of people don’t know is that Romeo and Juliet had known eachother for a very short amount of time and they don’t establish the traits a good relationship has, while the characters George and Lennie ,in Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck, do establish good relationship traits. Romeo and Juliet have qualities to their relationship that make it good but George and Lennie develop better traits like trusting each other, sharing a common goal and protecting each other which make their relationship better. Paragraph one: George and Lennie share a common goal. George and Lennie's friendship is driven by a goal to get a house and have better lives and they have something to think about in the future, while Romeo and Juliet have no other goal than to be together not allowing them to have anything to look forward to. For example in Romeo and Juliet before their wedding the friar ,or …show more content…

George puts a lot of trust in Lennie at this moment because of what this interview means to them. Lennie always has trust in George and when Lennie is talking to Crooks this is shown “George wouldn’t do nothing like that. I’ve been with George a long time “ (Steinbeck 71). Lennie has trust in George that George will always come back and never leave him. Lennie relies on George and puts all of his trust in him. This makes them have the better relationship because Lennie can’t be without George because Lennie knows George will always come back and help him out, and George knows Lennie will help in anyway George asks. This makes them closer and have a better relationship than Romeo and

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George always wanted to get rid Lennie but, his bond with Lennie made it hard for him to ever let go. “We got a future”(Steinbeck 14) this quote shows how while George is a hot head, he cares for Lennie and always wanted him to know they were family and they had something to look forward to. George and Lennie’s past shows that George used to take advantage over Lennie, “I’ve beat the hell outta him, and he could bust every bone in my body…,but he never lifted a finger against me”(Steinbeck 40). Lennie could have smashed every bone in George’s body, but never raised a finger towards George showing that their bond was stronger than family. George and Lennie cared for each more than family from the beginning and show it throughout the story with making the choice of George ending Lennie’s life absolutely agonizing, but the right

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The relationship between George and Lennie is like a big brother little brother situation where George protects and takes care of lennie. They both share a dream of not being the loneliest guys in the world. George is more like a caretaker for Lennie and must be like his protector, Because when George told Lennie

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'Cause I want you to stay with me. " This quote shows that George need’s Lennie’s companionship and that Lennie really helps George. As Lennie threaten that he would go away forever George found out how important Lennie is to him, and that Lennie gives him a purpose and hope to keep on going. Another piece of evidence that proves George and Lennie’s brotherly relationship is when George introduce him and Lennie to curley “We travel together," said George coldly. "Oh, so it's that way.

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. George finds them places to live and work because he wants to be a good friend and companion to Lennie. He and Lennie are good friends because they balance each other out. They show each other different perspectives and they help each other see things differently. George shows Lennie love in weird ways.

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From the day that Lennie’s Aunt Clara died and from the day George took Lennie in as a friend George was always there for him. If Lennie did not have George, Lennie would have no one to protect him and save him from all of the bad things that he has done. Despite all of the dangers and problems Lennie got George and himself into, George benefited and also learned from Lennie’s mistakes. George needs his ignorant sidekick as much as Lennie needs George.

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