Of Mice And Men Quotes Analysis

In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie share an unbreakable bond. The bond they share is based off of many obligations; such as guilt, love, and the fear of being alone. Despite their many obligations, they both possess many qualities that help to benefit each other. Their bond is justified throughout the novel by elaborating on their everyday life on the ranch and by conversation that occurs amongst George and Lennie. Lennie is a mentally unstable man who is not capable of properly taking care of himself, or making the best decisions in the situations that he is faced with throughout the novel. “God almighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble. No mess at all…” (11).

They got no family. They don’t belong to no place...” (13). The fact that they don’t have anyone else, or anywhere else to go, keeps them together. Considering that they are all they know, their well-being is very dependent on each other. Throughout the novel, George and Lennie’s relationship is justified in various ways. What they offer to each other is also described throughout the novel. George provides Lennie with a sense of protection and the constant reassuring that everything is going to be okay. (Quote). Lennie supports George and every decision that he wants to make and the ones that he makes. Their friendship allows them to not feel the pain of loneliness. George and Lennie have spent most of their lives together and they are accustomed to just having each other, they are most likely oblivious to the fact that they are all each other have. In the novel Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck exhibits the underlying factors of George and Lennie’s relationship. The guilt, the love the both genuinely feel and share, and the simple fact that they do not want to be alone, keeps them