1. George takes care of Lennie like an older brother. Sometimes he gets mad and blames Lennie for all of his problems, but it is clear that he truly cares for Lennie. He is always looking after him and sometimes he feels like life would be much easier without Lennie. We know he does care about Lennie because he aways feels guilty after getting mad at him. I think without Lennie George would get lonely even though he is a lot of work.
2.George always tells Lennie that one day they will put all of their "jacks" together and buy their own little farm with chickens, and they will make rich creamy milk. He tells him that they will even have soft rabbits for Lennie to tend. I think Lennie loves hearing this story so much because he wants to believe they have a good future. He wants to know they wont always be moving from place to place looking for work. I think this dream would be hard to accomplish, but it is possible as long as they don't give up.
3. When george tells Lennie his story, he says that migrant workers who travel from farm to farm are the loneliest people in the world. This is because they don't have a home, they are always moving so they don't have any permanent relationships. George and Lennie aren't like this. They have each other to rely on. They have someone who cares about them, they have someone to experience things with, someone they know will be in their future.
Your responses are very good and through. And you are right that George does feel guilty when he gets mad at Lennie. I liked how you explained your last paragraph.
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