's Brutal Behavior Given By George Towards Lennie In Of Mice And Men

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Of Mice and Men, By John Steinbeck, showcases the occasional brutal behavior given by George towards Lennie. George, a small man with defined features, finds himself as the leader and caretaker of Lennie, his complete opposite. Lennie, “A huge man, with wide, sloping shoulders”(2), longs to please George; however, his mental weaknesses interfere with this. Following a common occurence of Lennie forgetting instructions made by George, he explains, “‘I tried not to forget. Honest to God I did, George’” (4). As a result of his forgetfulness and lack of understanding of what's wrong and right, George often has to lecture Lennie. Amid an argument between the two men George states, “You get in trouble. You do bad things and I got to get you