this showed that they travelled light and moving constantly with not a lot of money, and the denim clothes illustrate that they both work low payment jobs.
George "was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose."
However, Lennie is the complete opposite to George, Lennie is " a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. His arms did not swing at his side, but hung loosely".
Lennie is loving and lonely, but because of his immaturity he doesn't realise his strength, which gets him and George in trouble, because of his intellectual disability he likes to touch anything soft which also gets them in trouble, this occurred in the last ranch they worked in, when Lennie touched the dress of a young girl and that caused trouble and lead to them being chased out of the ranch.
George on the other hand, is the complete opposite of Lennie he is smart, strong and talks to people. George promised Lennie's Aunt that he would take care of him before she died.
George has a very good relationship with his mentally handicapped companion, Lennie, with whom he has travelled and worked since Lennie's Aunt Clara, whom George knew, died.
The majority of George's energy is devoted to looking after Lennie, whose blunders prevent George from working toward his dream, or even living the life of a normal person. But George thinks very different of Lennie, he sometimes complained to Lennie how much of a burden he is, for example George is shouting and trying to explain to Lennie about wanting everything they don't have.
"Whatever we ain't got, that's what you want. God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an' work, an no trouble. No mess at all, and when the end of the month come I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want".
He also tells him how easy life would be for him if he hadn't got Lennie to look after.
Although, sometimes George realises how important Lennie is and how he needs him, as he explains her,
"I ain't got no people. I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good. They don't have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They get wantin' to fight all the time. . . Course Lennie's a God damn nuisance most of the time, but you get used to goin' around with a guy an' you can't get rid of him".
George shows how he needs Lennie to keep him company and not turn him into a nasty man.
Other characters also realise the relationship between them both, for instance the boss
"Well, I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy. I just like to know what your interest is".
To conclude George and Lennies relationship is fundamental in the story but can get complex at times.