“And George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head. The hand should violently but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.”(Pg. 106) Only one thing stood in between Curly and Lennie, and that was George. Even though George treats Lennie kindly and with an open heart, his image portrayed to the other characters was still a small fighter. However strong he was portrayed, George never got cocky because he knew his boundaries, especially when it came to Lennie. He was very aware of the fact that he could not control Lennie. “Leggo his hand Lennie leggo. Slim, come help me while the guy got any hand left.”(Pg. 64) He never got conceited because George always knew there could be someone bigger, stronger or tougher than him. One thing George had in his image that he was proud of was not being part of Lennie’s family. “Well, that was a lie. An’ I’m damn glad it was. If I was a relative of yours I’d shoot myself.”(Pg. 24) I think even though George said he would shoot himself if he had been part of Lennie’s family, George set up a relationship with Lennie that made him seem like part of the family. George being the father, and Lennie, the son. With a reputation as good as his, the others treated George with respect and like one of the guys, inviting him to do things like go into town with them and other social activities.The characters were very nice to George, enjoying times playing horseshoes and other things to keep them busy. “George said, “Anybody like to play a little euchre?” “I’ll play out a few with you,” said whit.”(Pg. 48) The characters would sit together and play games such as euchre, now with one extra, but they had no problems with George playing. George, unlike Lennie, fit in perfectly with the rest of the drifters. The other characters were...
