Lennie is incapable of making decisions by himself and relies and depends on George entirely and also looks to him as sort of a big brother. Lennie also sees that George is helpful for guidance and answers which relates to Lennie’s mental abilities. Lennie feels a sense of safeness and comfort when he is with George, whereas when Lennie is without George he sometimes feels awkward and misunderstood by others. George refers to Lennie as his cousin in the book, only to avoid questions being asked and hassle from the ranch owner. But the truth to the matter is that George promised Lennie’s Aunt Clara that he would take care of him when she passed away.
The friendship that George and Lennie share forms the core of the novella, and although Steinbeck idealizes and perhaps exaggerates it, he never questions its sincerity. From Lennie’s perspective, George is the most important person in his life, his guardian and only friend. Every time he does anything that he knows is wrong, his first thought is of George’s disapproval. He doesn’t defend himself from Curley because of George’s stern instruction for him to stay out of trouble, and when he mistakenly kills his puppy and then Curley’s wife, his only thought is how to quell George’s anger. He has a childlike faith that George will always be there for him, a faith that seems justified, given their long history together.
It is evident that all Lennie dreams about are the animals that they are going to have, particularly the rabbits. On the contrary, all George desires is to live on a simple life, being away from the dirty bunk house and be treated as a respectable person. This displays the different perceptions of the farm between George and Lennie. George and Lennie have separate thoughts about the farm. It almost appears
Firstly, dreams serve as a vital escape mechanism for the characters, to help them cope whilst living through the American Depression, where life is lonely and difficult. They are the foundations of what makes life worth living. George and Lennie’s dream means different things to both of them. ; Lennie is mainly concentrated on his childlike aspiration to ‘tend the rabbits’ due to his love of petting soft things, while the crux of the dream for George is to have ‘our own place where we belonged’ because he is desperate to work for himself and have people around him to which he belongs. George tells Lennie ‘You know all of it’, which shows the huge importance of their dream, that even forgetful Lennie has memorised it - they use their dreams as an escape from the harsh reality of life on the ranch.
No parent wants to see their children go out into the world exposed to its dangers, but parents also know that they can’t always be there to protect them. Although Atticus accepts this idea, he loves his children, Scout and Jem, with all his heart. Atticus believes that everyone is equal despite their outside appearance. “You never really know a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you climb into his skin and walk around in it,” he said. Most people judge only from what is on the exterior instead of trying to make sense of how different people see things differently under various circumstances.
George must take all of the responsibility for Lennie, for his own good; Lennie is a burden to him but can’t throw him aside, time has made the link between them stronger and they will stand side by side until they reach their dream; The American Dream. George and Lennie travel together to reach their goal, along the way they fantasies about what the future may hold for them. They dream of freedom and peace. Lennie being a child lets his imagination run riot; owning rabbits with different colored fur and to get their own
Friend Tolerance George and Lennie have been friends for most of their lives. George has had to deal with Lennie’s mistakes and their punishments for so long. It upsets George; all he wants is a successful life. John Steinbeck, the author of Of Mice and Men shows how George gets through all of the setbacks that Lennie gives them. George and Lennie want to own a farm together, but with how Lennie acts it might not happen.
However George also states “but if he sees ya work before he hears ya talk, were set” implying that despite Lennie’s shortcomings he still possesses the skills and drive to succeed in this work and earn the money required in order to pursue their dreams. While Lennie often gets caught up in the fantasy, regularly referring to the rabbits that he hopes to tend to. George, at least initially seems more concerned with immediate goals often referring to how he and Lennie are “gonna roll up a stake” that the two of them are just there to work, save some money and
The majority of complications that restrict George from achieving his ultimate goal originate from his mentally challenged companion, Lennie Smalls, who repetitively gets them into trouble. Ironically, Lennie is also responsible for the conception, motivation, and death of George’s dream. Without Lennie, the dream cannot be completed. George is a hardworking man who not only takes care of himself, but also his companion Lennie Smalls. Lennie, being mentally slow, gets himself and George into trouble countlessly causing them to run from place to place in an attempt to escape the repercussions of Lennie’s actions.
Like the situation that when Sarah and Eric were writing that paper on Dale Thornton because he was bullying them and so Sarah and Eric started making fun of him. “But Dale Thornton took immense and he punched Sarah Byrnes square in the nose, or what’s left of it, because Sarah Byrne’s nose is mostly scar tissue”(pg 18). This quote relates to the main idea because in this situation, there is an involvement of violence and how you treat other people. To make things worse, these type of violent attacks which are constant, makes the attacker relieve the attack over and over. There are many situations in Eric experiencing violent situations, for example when Eric’s dad and mom were fighting when Eric was a little boy and Eric’s dad almost tried to kill Mrs. Calhoune.