George and Lennie share a father-child type of relationship; George is like the father: he works, educates, and protects Lennie while Lennie is like the child: he is incompetent, quiet, and looks up to George. They live together like a family would; unlike most people in the novella who have no family or people they could trust and rely on. While George explained to Lennie how other men lived solitarily, “Lennie broke in. ‘But not us! An’ why? Because… I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why’” (Steinbeck 14). George takes care of Lennie, and protects him to the best of his ability; however, George feels laden having to watch Lennie’s every move. Lennie requires a lot of help mentally and emotionally, but George needs a companion to help overcome his troubles in
George and Lennie share a father-child type of relationship; George is like the father: he works, educates, and protects Lennie while Lennie is like the child: he is incompetent, quiet, and looks up to George. They live together like a family would; unlike most people in the novella who have no family or people they could trust and rely on. While George explained to Lennie how other men lived solitarily, “Lennie broke in. ‘But not us! An’ why? Because… I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why’” (Steinbeck 14). George takes care of Lennie, and protects him to the best of his ability; however, George feels laden having to watch Lennie’s every move. Lennie requires a lot of help mentally and emotionally, but George needs a companion to help overcome his troubles in