Take notice of the way Lennie reacts to Crooks’ threats that George may leave him behind to get killed. he "growls" at Crooks and severely intimidates him, by defending George:"Don't nobody talk no hurt to George!"
+What type of relationship is this then, between George and Lennie? (brothers, father-son, master-dog, Teacher -student?)
+What evidence from the previous chapters confirms this relationship as such.
I would say that George & Lennie have like a mix between a father-son & master-dog relationship because like a father George looks after Lennie and has his the best intentions at heart but as a dog he acts like a master at times. He said that he used to push him in the water & then save him & Lennie would thank him, that's like a puppy, going back to his master no matter what occurred.
ReplyDeleteI believe the relationship between George and Lennie is like brothers/Best friends. When Crooks started to talk about George , Lennie stood up and told him that he was wrong. Your sibling and your best friends will always stick up for you no matter what.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinnion, i feel that George and Lennie relationship is more like master and dog relationship because if you read the story, Curly was messing around with Lennie, George kept telling him to attack Curly.It shows that Lennie is not able to defend himself unless George tells him too. Also in the story on page 72, it tells that Lennie was getting mad at the fact of Crook was telling him that someone hurt George. It shows that lennie wants to protect George from danger even though the story does not state it.
ReplyDeleteI would say that Lennie and George would have a brother relationship. Because brothers have there times where they argue, and yell at each other. But then there are also always times where brothers stand up for each other, and wont let anyone pick on them. Lennie and George are almost like brothers, because George will fight with Lennie, and a lot of times yell at Lennie for the things he does. But always in the end George is there for him at all times, and backs him up with any problems or situations Lennie gets himself into. George will always be there for Lennie whenever needed, just like a brother will always be there for his brother.
ReplyDelete@J.lin I completely disagree, brothers and best friends is more like an equal relationship & George & Lennie are not equal what so ever.
ReplyDeleteIn this part, I also feel that their relationship is like a master and his dog. George always tells Lennie what to do and how to do it but at the same time, they stick up for each other like best friends would.
ReplyDelete@S.Dozier Its very true that George and Lennie aren't equal at all, but George didn't leave him even as much and he hates him. But in the real world nothing is fair and people will backstab others, so there won't be any equality in this world or in the book
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ReplyDeleteI believe Lennie and George have a brother/ father-son relationship. One minute Lennie might get George so upset that he starts yelling at him and then the next minute they are fine. Its as if Lennie is the son and had just got told by his father, which George would play the role. Not to do such a thing and Lennie didn’t listen. Of course any father would get mad and scowl at their child. The next day or hour later, they are completely fine. Same thing goes for as if they were brothers. One brother tells the other not to touch his stuff, the one brother does the fight. Later that day, they both are playing basketball with each other.
ReplyDelete@ZMoll they may argue at times but it isn't back & forth, George always get's the last word. He is a superior compared to Lennie. So I wouldn't really look at it as a brotherly releationship.
ReplyDelete@J.Lin talking about their relationship, George punishes Lennie does wrong, when's the last time your bestfriend took something from you & told you what to do. It just doesn't seem like a bestfriend relationship.
ReplyDeleteThe relationship between George and Lennie is more of a master - dog relationship. I feel George is the Master and Lennie is the Dog. George is always correcting Lennie by yelling at him, Smacking him, or just talking down to him. Lennie just takes it from George and still loves him. They get angry with each other but couldn't live without each other.
ReplyDelete@S. Dozier what you just said is true, but like i said George didnt leave Lennie this whole time. From the beginning of the book George even said if he didn't have Lennie in his life, he could get a job and live a easy life. But like a true bestfriend he still there for him even though he has to live a hard life.
ReplyDeleteI believe the relationship in this story would be Lennie as the dog and George as the owner. I feel this way because Lennie does everything George tells him to do, he obeys him, just like a dog would obey his owner. Also, if Lennie does something wrong, George gets mad at him and punishes him, but the next day Lennie still loves George and it blows over. It's like a dog and owner relationship.
ReplyDeleteThis relationship is more of a father son relationship. Lennie knows that he has George's back just like George has his. If a son was in trouble the father would do anything to help him. So when crooks threatened their relationship Lennie then took the defense mode. This is a good bond to have between two men who are closer then just friends.
ReplyDelete@J.Lin okay he didn't leave him... doesn't mean their like bestfriends. Maybe George is such a good guy he knows that Lennie (his puppy) wouldn't be able to survive on his own, that's what I see. More of a master-dog relationship.
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ReplyDelete@ F.Vasquez, What you saying is very true, they have a very strong relationship. But Lennie doesn't really get mad at George, he always listens to him. In my opinion, I don't think that Lennie would get mad at George, that's all Lennie has. Technically George is like family.
ReplyDelete@ S.Dozier, the best friend relationship can go to an extinct as well. Your friends can also punish you regardless if you know it or not. You for example, can be the meaniest person alive and do not care about other people feelings, but when you come to school the next day, those same type of people that are your "friends" will look at you differently and probably ingore you as much as possible.
ReplyDelete@S.Dozier But like what they did to Candy's dog, they could kill the dog and just get rid of the problem. Lennie can be erased from his life and everything can be easier for George's life.
ReplyDeleteI agree with 'd.sellers'. You don't need a best friend to survive. I, personally, can live without a best friend. A dog, however, wouldn't really be able to survive without a owner or master. A dog needs someone to feed him, walk him, give him water, etc. A dog would get defensive and attack if something were to happen to his owner. Lennie is that dog that attacked Crooks. You cannot necessarily depend on your best friend to "have your back" when someone talks down on his/her friend.
ReplyDeleteEnough Said! I believe some of you began to contradict your argument in your own responses. The evidence from the book is your only proof.
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