George and Lennie(of mice and men)

George and Lennie’s relationship



The novel “Of Mice and Men”, written by John Steinbeck, has two main characters, Lennie and George share a life long relationship. This is a relationship of duty and loyalty, one where George is like a parent, or master some may say, although George seems to abuse and use this relationship.
Lennie is a ogre, but within he is a kid trapped in by chains, and his mind is locked up because of fear and stupidity, for this reason George must act like a parent. Constantly lennie is asking George about life and where it will go and where it has been. George controls lennie, scolds him when he has done something wrong, when lennie drank straight from the pool of water George got angry with him. Lennie had a dead mouse in his pocket because he cannot stop his hands ...