Mice And Men
...seem to be best friend; they never leave each other’s side. We quickly find out that Lennie has a mild or moderate mental disability. This may be the reason George feels obligated to stay with Lennie all of the time. George is like a big brother to Lennie, caring for him, watching over him. Making sure Lennie is safe and stays out of trouble. A good example George’s affection for Lenny is when they are walking to the ranch and George finds Lennie patting a dead mouse that Lennie has killed by accident trying to pat and play with the animal. George quickly takes the mouse from Lennie then explained to him why he shouldn’t have the dead mouse and how is to behave in the interview for their new job because they don’t want a repeat of what happened at their previous job.
On their way to the ranch they stopped in a field and George apologies to Lenny and then tells him how when they get money that they will have their own ranch where they can raise their own animals, grow their own crops, and they will have rabbits that Lenny can take care of ect. George follows this by telling Lennie if anything goes wrong with their new job they are always to meet back in this exact field where they camped that night..
The next day when the two go for their interview George wastes no time in stretching the truth about their reason for arriving a day late and why Lennie wouldn’t speak, George says that Lennie was kicked in the head by a horse when he was a child and now is a little dumb. The boss warns them because he thinks they are dishonest.
Section II
The next few sections we are introduced to a number to characters we also find out the real reason why George and Lennie left their last job and why George takes very good care of Lennie. When Lennie and George were in Weed the last town they worked. Lennie wanted to touch the fabric of a girls dress because it was...
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