Lennie is a superior ranch worker. His limitless strength and power, forces George to endure their relationship. Without Lennie, he would have less employment opportunities. In the novel, Slim says: "Say, you sure was right about him. Maybe he ain't bright, but I never seen such a worker. He damn near killed his partner bucking barley...God almighty, I never seen such a strong guy." Lennie's uncapped strength caught Slim's attention. Without Lennie, George would not only have less employment opportunities but he would also have a lot of loneliness as well.
The relationship between George and Lennie depends on their benefits, mostly about their dreams. It's George and Lennie's dream, which was to have a piece of their own land with their own little house and grow crops on it and "tend the rabbits." , that connects Lennie and George to each other so strongly. Despite the fact that they're working together to achieve their dream, they are also satisfacting their fear of loneliness. George says to Lennie: "People who travel from place to place looking work are the loneliest guys in the world because they don't have family and they belong no place." By this speech, George brings openness to their social situation. He also says: "I got you and you got me." That is a kind of loneliness as well, they only have got each other to trust. George's fear of being alone also forces him to make a relationship with