I think the introduction of the book was very well set. It starts off setting the scene and how the environment is supporting it. I think Lennie and George are the kind of friends that help each other out in life; such as when George told Lennie to stop drinking out of the lake water. They really know how to watch out for each other like brothers. They seem like the kind of friends that will stick together through thick and thin. Although they have some diverse qualities, they still maintain to stay together.
Although George and Lennie seem to be great friends, I feel that George always has to tell Lennie what to do all the time. As if George was the leader and Lennie just followed him around all the time. For example, when George was talking about people giving them work cards and bus tickets, Lennie realized that he didn’t have any. Then George said “You never had none, you crazy bastard. I got both of ‘em here. Think I’d let you carry your own work card?” (pg.5) I found that George was inferring that Lennie was not responsible enough to carry something as simple like a work card; as if he doesn’t trust Lennie. And also when Lennie had a dead mouse in his pocket, George kept nagging him to give it to him. When he finally gave it up, George “threw it across the pool to the other side, among the brush” (pg. 6) I feel that George is controlling Lennie in a sort of way. He monitors his actions, making Lennie give into his ways.
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