In this novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck the two main characters George Milton and Lennie Small rely on each other. As the book opens we see the two men walking together, talking in a manor that shows they are familiar with one and other. We see it is pretty obvious that Lennie needs George. What is less obvious however is that George needs Lennie as well. As the novel progresses it becomes clear that George Milton and Lennie Small, the protagonists in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men are interdependent for several reasons. To begin, Lennie relies on George for plenty of reasons. After Lennie loses his Aunt Clara, George takes him in and takes care of him. Lennie always has food, shelter, work and someone to make sure he gets paid thanks to George. Not only that, but George helps Lennie keep himself out of trouble. If there ever is any trouble, George is the first person to make sure Lennie gets out of it. I don’t think Lennie would be able to survive well, if at all, if he didn’t have George. Secondly, as unlikely as it may seem, George needs Lennie, and for more than one reason. I think that if George didn’t have Lennie he would be bitter and mean, not the charming, charismatic guy he is. It’s like Crooks says “A guy needs somebody to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you. I tell ya, I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick.” And while George is normally the one that finds the men jobs, Lennie helps keep them. Lennie is as strong as a bull and almost killed his partner bucking barely. Even Slim admires him. Any one that would not want Lennie working on their barn is a fool. In addition, job stability is the only thing that is going to get them the money and money is the only thing that is going to get them the ranch so they can live off of the fat of the land. Ultimately, over everything else, Lennie and George’s companionshi