What Does George Symbolize In Of Mice And Men

“Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night” (3). The book begins by Lennie already being a huge handful for George to take care of. He takes care of Lennie not because he has too, but he wants too. George is always helping him out throughout life, since there’s no one else that’s there for them. John Steinbeck uses George in Of Mice and Men to symbolize him as a caring friend, brains of the two, and the one to provide everything for Lennie. Ever since Lennie’s Aunt Clara died, George has always been there for Lennie. Lennie doesn't always do the right thing so, George has to tell him what to do most of the time. When George finally found a place for them to possibly work at, he automatically told Lennie that he had to stay silent, and that he can't mess up their job interview. “I ain't gonna say nothin’... I ain't gonna say nothin’... I ain't gonna say nothin’” (6&7). That’s how serious George wanted Lennie to be, since Lennie tends to be shortsighted and unaware of many things. He wanted

When Lennie got in trouble in Weed for being accused of raping a girl, George had to clean up his mess and get them out of the situation. When they arrived at the ranch that they were suppose to work at George was the only one doing the talking because George fears that Lennie will say something stupid, and ruin their chances of getting that job. “‘Strong as a bull’ he repeated” (22). Lennie spoke and George was furious because he was told not to speak. The boss was feeling leery about them because he has never seen two men working so closely together so George made something up and said that they were cousins. The boss was still curious about Lennie since he doesn't talk, so George made up something and said that Lennie was kicked in the head by a horse when he was little. George has to fix everything because Lennie wouldn’t know what to say to fix the problem and because he’s helpless without