How Does George Keep Lennie Around For Hours In Of Mice And Men

George only keeps Lennie around for hours. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, we meet the main characters George and Lennie, who travel together to find work. George keeps Lennie around for many reasons including Lennie’s lack of understanding, his connection with Lennie’s past, and George’s desire for companionship. However, George can also keep Lennie around for his gain. George keeps Lennie around for many reasons, including Lennie’s lack of understanding. While talking to Slim, George tells him about how Lennie nearly drowned because he told Lennie to jump in the water. He tells how he saved him, but Lennie forgets and thanks him. On page 41 Slim asks George about Lennie, and by accident he says, “But he gets in trouble all

Lennie didn’t know what he was doing was wrong. George goes on to tell Slim “He just wanted to touch that red dress, like he wants to pet them pups all the time.” (Steinbeck 42). George seems to take pity on Lennie and protect him because he doesn’t understand what is wrong or right. George keeps Lennie around for many reasons, including his connection with Lennie’s past. While George is yelling at Lennie at the beginning of the book, he tells him how he feels. He tells him how he would be better off without him, however, he also tells Lennie “You do bad things and I got to get you out. and we got to sneak out in the dark and get outta the country.” (Steinbeck 11). George tells Slim about how and why he and Lennie stay together, “Him and I were both born in Auburn. I knew his Aunt Clara. When his Aunt Clara died, Lennie just came along with me out workin’” (Steinbeck 41). George also tells Slim about what happened to Weed and how he feels the need to protect him in the future. George keeps Lennie around to protect him because he knows he can’t protect

With us it ain’t like that. We have a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us” (Steinbeck 14). When George is telling Slim about Lennie, he tells him, “But you get used to goin’ around with a guy an’ you can’t get rid of him” (Steinbeck 41). They feel comfort in having one another and a reason to keep working. However, George can also keep Lennie around for his gain. When George and Lennie first arrive, they talk to the boss. George tells the boss how good a worker Lennie is and how he will do anything he is told. “No, he ain’t, but he’s sure a hell of a good worker. Strong as a bull” (Steinbeck 22). Later while George is talking about the farm he and Lennie are going to have, he tells Curley that “... if me an’ Lennie work a month and’ don’t spend’ nothing, we’ll have a hundred bucks” (Steinbeck 60). This could be argued that George is stealing Lennie's money and keeping Lennie with him to get the gains by luring him with the idea of their own farm. George and Lennie travel together and are companions. Ranchers didn’t tend to travel together or have someone to rely