The relationship between the two brothers in 'Brothers' is one of dislike and distance, but there is some point the older brother does not like the younger brother he says “saddled with you for the afternoon”. The word saddled seems a negative word, it refers to a saddle that you put on a horse and this is a metaphor suggesting that the little brother is a burden and the big brother feels like he has to carry him around and Andrew feels like he is the horse that has to carry his brother.
The same can be shown in ‘Of Mice and Men’ where Lennie is a burden towards George as he has to look after Lennie due to his slow mentality; this is shown in chapter one where George says “Well, we ain't got any," During his little temper tantrum. "Whatever we ain't got, that's what you want. God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an' work, an' no trouble.”
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However, both of the characters: George and Andrew regret what they have done to their valued ones ,both of them confessed that they were wrong; for instance the poem 'Brother' ends with “I ran on, unable to close the distance I’d set in motion” this expresses to us that the older brother regrets not being close to his brother.
The word “you” is directed to the little brother so this poem is written to his younger sibling. The term “threadbare” means worn out and exposed this word refers the relationship between the brother that is worn out and exposed, however in George and Lennie relationship its actually the opposite even though they argue they always get along with one another.
The little brother wind milled home, which is a childlike thing to do the child is enjoying being out and playing and imaginative way, whereas the big brother strolls to town like an adult .So this is starting to give us an idea why their relationship is weak because of their maturity levels so the narrator is highlighting the fact that they are different in