George and Lennie’s Relationship

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George and Lenny’s relationship is mainly like a man with his dog/child. This Is mainly due to the way Lenny acts and his simplistic mind.however even though George gets frustrated at Lennie, the y care for each other very much which plays to the interest of STeinback. Steinbeck presents George and Lenny’s relationship as child looking up to an adult this is shown when “Lennie imitated him, raising his head to do to see whether he was doing it right”. The phrase explains the way that Lennie always believes George and will follow him to the end. The use of George as a role model shows us how innocent Lennie is as role models are usually associated with a child coping an adult. Steinbeck may also be hinting to us that society is full of role models and many of them do not wish to be a role model as George lets out his anger on Lennie. This leads onto another point is that Lennie is portrayed as an animal in George’s eyes. This however is not in a negative way as the phrase “good boy! That’s fine Lennie! Maybe you are getting better” is mainly associated when an owner compliments their dog. Lennie is represented through the first chapter as a bit like an animal through metaphors. This links onto the fact that Lennie is a very forgetful person and is always looking for praise which is a bit like an animal. George views him as an animal as Lennie acts like a very simple being and seems to be at home in the countryside and away from society. The animalistic techniques are also shown through the way that Lennie is always described with animalistic metaphors and description such as “like a bear dragging its paws “and”snort form the pool” are animalistic representations of Lennie. These become more and more frequent throughout the chapter as Lennie is introduced. George and Lennie also are portrayed as lone wonderers in society in the way that the introduction depicts

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