Of Mice And Men George And Lennie's Relationship

You would never think of shooting a loved one or a close friend in the head, sometimes in life you have to make some hard decisions for the good of the whole. In the book Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie have a strange Father/son relationship even though they are only friends. I will explain my rationale behind this theory in one of the below paragraphs. Lennie is quite childish and George is more of a strict person. Lennie has an obsession with soft things, like mice and rabbits; it is that lennie loves soft things because of his soft hearted nature. Although Lennie is slow he is a very sweet person, or at least he does not mean any harm to anyone. Theoretically if George were to be alone I think he would go a bit crazy because he would not be able to watch over anyone, like he does with Lennie. We all can relate to George because as humans we feel as if we need to

We got each other, that’s what, that gives a hoot in hell about us” Lennie cried in triumph (104)” This quote was chosen to show readers how much Lennie and George care about each other, they care so much that they would have shot the other to keep them from dying a slow and painful death. “...what was slim doin’ in the barn when you seen him?” “slim?” “sure. You seen him in the barn,an’ he tol’ you not to pet the pups so much (55).” George acts like an authority figure to Lennie so he feels and a sense of security; also for the safety of others george needs to take on his role as the designated authority figure. “George?” “what you want?” “I can still tend the rabbits. George?” “Sure. you ain' done nothing wrong” “I di’nt mean no harm, george” “Well, get the hell out and wash your face (65).” This quote was chosen to show people how rabbit crazy lennie is. During the book all lennie could think about was the rabbits, i believe that the rabbits symbolize his kind hearted nature; Lennie is not intending to kill these