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Of Mice And Men George And Lennie's Relationship

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The setting takes place during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl George and Lennie are both migrant works who depend on farm work for money. George and Lennie's relationship is different than any other relationship two men have because George is smart and Lennie has a mental disability and is a regular burden on George, but they both are always complementing each other, George and Lennie are friends. There is no family relation between these two men. George takes care of Lennie because he is mentally handicapped and he feels a social responsibility to help him. However, in many ways Lennie takes care of George as well. They lost jobs because Lennie can't control his strength and he is always bothering George about his strength, but George

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