Monica Corcoro. Posting 2. Of Mice and Men

From my last post, I said I felt that Lennie was always told what to do and how to do things by George, as if he was always the one to follow him. Well now, other people throughout the story start to realize it a little too. When George and Lennie get to the ranch and meet the boss, George was talking completely for both Lennie and himself. “The boss licked his pencil. ‘What’s your name?’ ‘George Milton.’ ‘And what’s yours?’ George said ‘his name’s Lennie Small.’” (Pg. 21)
I found it odd that the boss was questioning George on how much he is charging Lennie to follow his orders all the time. In the beginning of the book, I didn’t realize how shy and quiet Lennie was until he began to be silent towards everyone but George. And because he was being too quiet around people, George began to get frustrated over it. George was expressing to Lennie how he didn’t do anything, which made George cover for both of them when getting past the boss. George even had to lie to the boss by saying that Lennie was his cousin (Pg. 22-24).
I feel that although George was getting very upset with Lennie for always doing the hard stuff, he really cares for Lennie. He covered for him when he didn’t know what to say at the last minute, which shows that they are genuine friends. And although Lennie does forget things easily, he still tries to do his best is what he does, and I think George is starting to see the effort in him.