Question

Discuss this statement in relation to George and Lennie: "They render us vulnerable, and in doing so they add dimensions of significance to our lives that can only arise from being, in each case, friends with this or that particular individual, a party to this or that particular life." How does their friendship render each vulnerable? How does it add significance (good or bad) to each of their lives?

Answer 1

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The powerful novel which explores themes of friendship, power, dreams, and the responsibility we have to look out for one another in a sometimes unkind world.

The characters at the heart of the story, George and Lennie, work against all odds to earn enough money to build their dream (to own a place of their own, with alfalfa and rabbits.)

According to the book, their friendship sets them apart from the other men in the world and fuels their aspirations.

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Answer 2

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George Milton and Lennie Small are two main characters in the novel 'of mice and men' who develop a deep friendship in depression-era America. Lennie is incredibly powerful physically but has the mind of a child. George is very smart but life has not been very kind to him and he has no home, no money. As the friendship develops between the two, Lennie starts idolizing George, and George knows that without him, Lennie wouldn't be able to survive and he must take care of him. This brings out the vulnerability in George. This relationship between the two tests George's psyche and, in many ways, allows him to be more human.