Lennie's Responsibility In Of Mice And Men

As george and lennie are always on the run, George reaches the limit of how much responsibility he is willing to take. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a novel about the importance of companionship and devotion for one another. George and Lennie are on a journey to find a place where they can both be free, but as challenges come closer George has to take responsibility for Lennie's actions. George takes responsibility for Lennie at every step along the way, up until the very end of Lennie’s life.
Lennie is really dependent on george, he relies on him to keep him from getting in trouble. One example of Lennie being dependent on George would be when they first get to the bunkhouse and the boss interviews them. He asks, “What's your name?

After Lennie kills Curley’s wife he doesn't realize it at first and he thinks that she's still alive but when he realizes that she's not he gets worried and knows that George will be mad at him. Lennie says, “I done a really bad thing, I shouldn't of did that. George’ll be mad. He's gonna be mad” (92). Even though Lennie killed Curley's wife he wasn't sure what he had done and he didn't mean to either. Once Lennie realizes what had happened he remembered that george told him to go to a certain place when he would get in trouble. George was the one who found Lennie before everyone else did. When George found Lennie he asked george if he was gonna leave him. Lennie says, “You ain’t gonna leave me are ya, George? I know you ain’t. George came stiffly near and sat down beside him. ”No.” “I knowed it, Lennie cried. “You ain’t that kind.” George was silent (103). Lennie knew what he did was bad but to him it was just something that happened all the time with rabbits and mice. He didn't understand the damage he caused but George did and he knew what the right thing to do was. George’s best friend was Lennie and he cares about him a lot which is what made the situation he was in a lot more