Question

“Good boy. That’s swell. You say that over two, three times so you sure won’t forget it.” Lennie droned to himself softly, “I ain’t gonna say nothin’ . . . . I ain’t gonna say nothin’ . . . . I ain’t gonna say nothin’.” “O.K.,” said George. “An’ you ain’t gonna do no bad things like you done in Weed, neither.” Lennie looked puzzled. “Like I done in Weed?” “Oh, so ya forgot that too, did ya? Well, I ain’t gonna remind ya, fear ya do it again.” What does this dialogue between Lennie and George suggest about their relationship?

Answer 1

it suggests that George is more of a caretaker and takes on a fatherly role with the more childlike Lennie who looks to George as a child does to its parents for guidance.