However, George could walk away from Lennie at anytime, but he chooses to stay loyal. George knows that Lennie holds him back, "If I was alone I could live so easy" (11), easy is exactly what life would be like without Lennie. Without Lennie George could hold down a job, buy his own farm, and start a family. Although he’s aware of this, he knows Lennie stands no chance in the real world. George’s loyalty even causes him to put his life on the line for Lennie, “So we sit in an irrigation ditch under water all the rest of the day.
His retardation sometimes causes others at the ranch to shun him; even to the point of thinking he is "cuckoo." Since Lennie cannot think as quickly as the other men, he is often set aside and isolated from them. He is unable to take an active part in conversations because George, Lennie's best friend and travelling companion, is the only one who can understand him. Lennie is frequently off in his own dream world and is constantly preoccupied with dreams of the farm which he and George someday hope to buy. .’ “An’ have rabbits.” ‘As a result, Lennie is unable to face reality at times, a fact which puts him even more out of touch with the real world and with other workers.
He is strong because he is able to and control of his crew in dangerous situations and make them calm. Odysseus is a true hero. Odysseus made stupid mistakes and bad judgements. However, he is strong, clever, and intelligent. A hero is someone you can bet your life on and know that they will have your back whatever happens.
He even bores into Addie's face, but Cash still does not yell at him and simply mends the holes back. Anse, the father of all the children, does not care much about Cash's work or helpfulness. He at one point even gets in the way of Cash's work and Cash still treats him kindly, "[Anse] goes to the lantern and pulls the propped raincoat until he knocks it down and Cash comes and fixes it back. "You get on to the house," Cash says." Cash then leads his father back to the house and continues to work.
Candy can’t stand up for his pet because Candy can’t stand up for himself. It’s no wonder, then, that Candy takes such a shine to George and Lennie and their dream. Seeking some way out of his inevitable uselessness, Candy works to change "George and Lennie’s dream" into "George, Lennie, and Candy’s plan." Still, it seems as though Candy has a bad case of futility. As he tries to help the men attain their dream, he also reminds them of the possibility (and indeed, likelihood) that it’s going to fail.
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. Their dream is one shared by thousands of other itinerant ranch-hands, as we know from Crooks’ mention of seeing ‘too many guys with land in their head’. It is infectious in this society, so Candy and even the cynical Crooks are quickly drawn in, showing the extent of their desperation to escape their current lifestyle. The word ‘dream’ is never mentioned in the novel. This is because, to the characters, they are not dreams at all, but are in fact achievable plans which they feel capable of reaching which is what makes them such powerful antidotes to their difficult lives.
George and Lennie have an unusual relationship for itinerant workers which can be viewed in different ways as throughout the novel George is Lennie's carer, father figure, and brother. He is a man of principle; promising Aunt Clara that he would take care of Lennie. Also, no matter how impatient or angry George gets, he always forgives Lennie for his wrongdoings. In the opening passage introducing them, Lennie acts very childish and immature allowing us to see their ‘father son’ bond, “Lennie!” he said sharply. “Lennie, for God’ sakes don’t drink so much.”Lennie continued to snort into the pool.’ George uses negative suggestion; Children are particularly prone to it as they are constantly told, ‘don’t do this’ and ‘don’t do that’ the more they try not to do something the likely they are going to give in and do it.
On the flip side, the root of Lennie’s dream is not about getting away of the dirty bunk house and to live a life with pride. In Lennie’s mind, it is all about having the garden with all the rabbits and to live with George. Referring back to the text, Lennie said “Go on, George! Tell about what we’re gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages.” Living on a more simple life and leaving the bunk house is definitely not Lennie’s first option, he does not care a bit about it. This is because Lennie has no wisdom of righteousness.
The man’s sacrifices instilled a lot of confidence in the boy. Friendship requires sacrifices and compromises because the natural bonds of friendship can never be broken apart by distance or circumstances. Fate actually keeps them together. Throughout the novel, the man
frank is the one who helped me decide to get involved into the school because of how supportive he was. When I joined Greek life frank told us that we are just like his own kids and I laughed, but that was such an understatement. Shane is always there for us no matter what, he can be a stickler for the rules and may push us but it made us better in the end. Shane has always been there for support he is like my second dad away from home. The next person that helped me wasjoe, I met joe when I joined FAB, and he is extremely supportive and also pushes us to do better.