Curley, the bosses' son is a bully. He does not like Lennie because Lennie is big. Curley doesn't like big people because he is small himself. He believes he can boss people around because he is the bosses' son. His wife is a flirt. She wants everybody at the Ranch. Curley doesn't like that so he tries to keep her in the house.
Slim is like the head of the ranch because he knows what is going on and everybody likes him. He is the kind of guy you would want as a friend. He is called a Jerkline skinner. He is a person that is very easy to get along with. So he becomes one of George's good friends.
The saying "The need for social companionship is a basic urge common to all mean and deserves consideration as a fundamental aspect of life." Because people need friends to get along in life. Without friend's life would be pointless. You could have no fun in life.
The saying "The tragedy of the novel is that the two are so perfectly connected that when one is destroyed the other is automatically destroyed." When Lennie is destroyed George in a way is destroyed as well. Without Lennie, George has nobody to have and fun or laugh with. George has been with Lennie for a long time. So when Lennie is gone George must go on along without him. It must be bad because now there is nothing he can do.
The saying "The ability of man to dream must rely directly upon having someone to share that dream with." Someone cannot dream unless there is someone to share the dream with. What is the point of having dreams if you have no one to share them with. I would think that you would need to share the dream with other people if it is ever going to be good.
The shooting of Candy's old blind dog shows a little bit into the future with the way that Lennie is going to die. They both get shot in the back of the head. Which gives them no pain. Which is what both of their owners wanted for them. So in all that is a good way for them to die.
The story tries to explaining the importance of a close friendship or relationship between two people. So during the story Steinbach goes into detail about how George and Lennie get along and like each other. By the end of the story you know much about the way the two men's friendship is. So you can pretty much understand why George shoots Lennie in the end. It saves Lennie Much pain. Although it just about kills George himself.
