Of Mice and Men

             In the Novel "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck there are two characters named Lennie and George. Lennie is a bit slow and cant understand the complexities of life and George is like Lennies Care taker ever since Lennie's aunt died. In some ways it is good that they be together and in other ways it is better that they of never met eachother. Without Lennie, George has a great chance of being happy and successful. Without George, Lennie has a greater chance of dieing or being locked up in prison.
             George and Lennie being together is good because it keeps George out of the whorehouses and Lennie out of the Jail houses. George does Lennies thinking for him and tries to keep him out of trouble. Lennie ,on the other hand, makes George special, "[Lennie] made me seem God damn smart alongside of him...." He adds, "I ain't got no people. I seen the guys that go around on ranches alone. That ain't no good. They don't have no fun. After a long time they get mean."(pg 40). George likes having Lennie around so that he isnt lonely. Through the novel Lennie kills a few animals and eventually kills Curly's Wife. Everytime Lennie is alone and George is away it seems that he gets himself into trouble, until George couldn't get him out and was forced to kill Lennie.
             In many ways it is bad that George and Lennie were together. George would probably be going to whorehouses and would travel around the United States without a worry. George says he could "live so easy"(pg58), He could get a job, earn his money, and spend it on whiskey and a cathouse. Lennie holds George back from achieving his dreams and becoming successful. If Lennie were alone he would probably of died after the first time he touched that women. It would of been better off that way, so that George wouldn't have to care for Lennie through half of his life. If they werent together George would have been happy and Lennie would hav
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