"I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good. They don't have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They get wantin' to fight all the time,” George said. (Steinbeck 41). George and Lennie are characters from the book Of Mice and Men. George is just a regular, hardworking man who works on ranches. Lennie is a tall, strong guy with a childish mentality. George and Lennie work together traveling from job to job. They seem like an unlikely pair, but they both have qualities that compliment each other. George and Lennie have become close friends and overtime have come to need each other. Lennie has a tendency to get himself into troublesome situations and depends on George to help him. In the town of Weed, Lennie …show more content…
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 aint got nothing to look ahead to” (Steinbeck 13). George made this statement which gives insight into how lonely he would have be without Lennie by his side. Lennie and George spent a lot of time together, sharing meals, working, and traveling. They became very close almost like family. George became very protective of Lennie and didn’t want any harm to come to him. He knew that without Lennie, he would be all alone with nothing to look forward …show more content…
George was a savvy, grown man and could have continued getting by on his own. He was able to find jobs and provide for himself. Lennie was strong and capable of working on his own as well. He could have found someone else to guide him. They could have both found a way to build a future on their own. Working together might not have made a difference in the lives of these two men, but I believe that it did. Lennie was able to be more successful with the guidance of George, while George was able to feel the support of family and purpose. As a team they were able to grow as people in a