In Of Mice & Men the two main characters foster an interesting type of relationship that was very uncommon to find at the time of this book’s story. George and Lenny both follow the dynamic of “lone wanderers, working for a living, never settling down” type that was very attractive to a lot of men at the time. It allowed them to be there own person, make their own money and not have to worry about being ‘settled’ necessarily, and also having the freedom to romanticize what the future may bring. However George and Lenny are different in that, while they aren’t tied “down” per say but rather they are tied to each other. This is beneficial to both of them as they now have a person they can always fall back on. This relationship may be more one
