Of Mice And Men George And Lennie Relationship Essay

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In the novel “Of Mice and Men” Steinbeck describes the remarkable relationship between the 2 main characters, George and Lennie, compared to a wise man on the ranch known as Candy and his old dog. Through Steinbeck's dialogue, the idea of loyalty and protection is revealed among the relationship of the characters. During George’s talk with Slim, he explained to him what Lennie went through in Weed. When bringing up the situation about the red dress, George clarifies that Lennie has no intention of doing such things and that he is just dumb. George compares Lennie to himself, identifying how “[he would] be scared too,” and how “[Lennie] just wanted to touch that red dress. . . he ain’t mean,” showing that George wanted to protect Lennie’s self-esteem