Lennie is the man who always keeps George back from achievement. He is innocent and a forgetful man. Soft and furry things usually get him in trouble. Lennie idolizes George, his kind caretaker, almost like a God. He does every thing that George does, copies him, and wants to be just like him. In addition, he does every thing that George tells him to do. Like when Lennie jumped in the river one time when George jokingly told him to do so. Moreover, Lennie did not even bother to defend himself when Curly was beating him. He remembered what George told him, not to get in trouble. Lennie never intends any harm. It just happens.
George may act cruel, or spiteful, but he never means what he is saying. He only wants Lennie to change his act a little, although he knows it is impossible. When Lennie first drinks the green water, George stops him by saying some negative stuff. If George were not a true friend, he would tell Lennie to do it repeatedly so a retarded man can entertain him.
George reminds Lennie what he has to do all the time making sure that Lennie would not get in trouble again or forget what he has to do. For example when George kept on repeating to Lennie that if he gets in trouble at the ranch, he should come back near the bush and wait for him. Also to stay away from Curley’s wife and not talk a lot in front of the boss or the boss’s son, Curley.
Rather then just a friend, George is a parent to Lennie as well. When Lennie hides an animal in his pocket dead or alive, George always notices it. Usually mothers are the one who have that kind of sense. Although since George is every thing to Lennie, he knows every thing, what Lennie is up to.
Instead of being strict with Lennie in many ways, George still listens to Lennie and gives him what he wants. Like when Lennie ask for one of Slim’s puppies, George said he would ask for one. He was not embarrassed or shy to ask Slim for one of his puppies for his dear friend.
Along with being strong, Lennie is very defending as well. Especially when some one says some thing negative about George. When Crook starts to fill Lennie’s ears with bad stuff about George, Lennie reacts in an angry way that makes Crook stop. He is scared of Crooks talk, afraid to loose George, although he has confidence in his friendship and stands up with a protest. Lennie is like that because he loves George and that is why he is afraid to be abandoned from him. He is afraid of George when he knows he has done something wrong. For that reason, Lennie covered the mouth of Curly’s wife with his huge palms in order to quite her and so that George would not hear her.
George ended up as a true friend. Killing Lennie proves how much he cares about Lennie after all the mistakes and problems he has created. By killing Lennie were probably the nicest, and the hardest thing George can ever do for him. He always helped Lennie in his life and George still did in Lennie’s last few moments by letting him die peacefully and mercifully while dreaming. Killing Lennie did not make George’s life easier. Actually, it made it harder because now he is like all the other men working at the ranch. Now he cannot say that he is not like the others because now he does not have Lennie with him. Now he does not have someone beside him to talk to and share feelings. He does not have a partner to go along with everywhere. Now he does not even have a dream or any hopes. For the reason that all his dreams died along with Lennie.
All this information is the proof of how strong George and Lennie’s relationship is. They did all they can do for each other but unfortunately could not have gotten further in life together.
