Write 8 pages with APA style on Analysis of Lennie and Georges Relationship in Of Mice and Men. In order to challenge the idea that men like Lennie and George are the loneliest men in the world, it is important to first define each character as presented by Steinbeck. George and Lennie are opposites both physically and mentally. George, the smaller man with sharp features, is the leader. This is established immediately with: “They had walked in single file down the path, and even in the open one stayed behind the other” (1). George is the one who makes the decisions for himself and Lennie. Steinbeck illustrates this in his depiction of George when the character explains his vision of a dream life as a traveling worker, “God a’mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble. No mess at all, and when the end of the month come I could take my fifty bucks….” (89). Remarks like this are what show the reader that George is of average intelligence. His dreams, his ideas are realistic. His input and analysis of what life would be like without Lennie are products of maturity.

It does not take long for the reader to comprehend that there is an aspect to Lennie that hinders him from adult maturity. He is mentally handicapped and it becomes apparent that it is a dangerous combination with his body because it is larger than the average man’s figure. Lennie is unaware of his own strength. Lennie says about the mice he killed, “’They was so little,’ he said apologetically.