In The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck , George and Lennie are a pair of men who travel along with one another. Along their journey they give eachother a sense acomfort along with hope for a brighter future. Each share a common dream , this keepsthem motivated and encourages them to look out for eachothers backs in case of trouble.George and Lennie’s previous experience had been a disaster. Lennie had been accusedof raping a woman. This accusation forces them to head to Cellinis in hopes of avoidingthe law and in the process gives them incentive to make some much needed money toobtain a home. Because of this shared dream, George and Lennie look out for oneanother and create a safe sense of comfort . This bond that has been formed by this dreamcan only be broken upon death .George and Lennie had always had a dream. It consisted of owning a small homewith lots of land . They talk about it often, almost like it exists “Some Day were gonnaget the jack together and were gonna have a little and a couple of acres an’ a cow andsome pigs (Steinback, 14) ” Even though they didn’t have the money and they might notever have the money , the two men have the determination to get what the wanted and tryharder. They had been so sick of listening to other people, each can hardly wait to havesome freedom . Each was determined to stay self dependent “ an live off the fat of the lan(14)” as Lennie’s says. By and large, the two men had always looked out for one another . In the pastwhen Lennie had tried to “rape” a woman they stuck with one another. George made sureLennie would escape unscathed because he didn’t know any better. While in some casesother men would have let Lennie get caught and killed, George takes any pre-caution thatis necessary to keep them safe . “Lennie if you jus happen to get trouble like you alwaysdone before , I want you to come right here an&#...
