FratFiles

• Save Paper

Lennie and George: In what ways are they 'mates'? Is this a true friendship, as you understand friendship?



George and Lennie are in every instance 'mates'. I suppose that some opposition comes from the book where George often says that Lennie is a nuisance, and he got stuck with him because of an auntie of Lennie's. In the novel you get an idea that this is an act, and he cares for Lennie because Lennie says, "'Cause you got me, George and I got you" and George agrees.



George is a reasonably intelligent, hardworking ranchman. Lennie on the other hand always manages to find trouble. He is equally as hardworking and honest as George but his simple childlike mind always finds him trouble wherever he goes. However they have one thing that unites the two of them as close as any bond can. This is that they both share the same dream of owning their own ranch - and after many hard working years, moving from ranch to ranch, living in complete poverty......

View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 703
Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Similar Essays

1. Lennie And George
   

   Lennie And George. Lennie and George: In what ways are they 'mates'? ... Lennie gives
   George someone to talk to and someone to keep him on track. ...

2. Lennie And George
   

   Lennie and George. ... This is referring to when George shot Lennie, but this
   is not the only time in this novel where this had happened. ...

3. Is George A Failure?
   

   ... Lennie is George Milton's companion throughout the novel. ... Even though Lennie held
   George back from achieving his dreams, George still befriended him. ...

4. Of Mice And Men: Lennie And George
   

   Of Mice And Men: Lennie And George. Of Mice ... For a moment the scene becomes
   "lifeless." Then in walk George and Lennie. Lennie, a ...

5. Of Mice And Men
   

   ... existent. Since the passing of Lennie's aunt, George felt an obligation to
   take care of Lennie as well as to act as his guardian. George ...