They don't just go into town after every paycheck and blow it away on drinks. They talk to each other they are friends and they look out for each other when one is in trouble. As Louis Owens points out, " That George is not alone has tremendous significance. In the fallen world of the valley, where human commitment is the only realizable dream, the fact that in the end as in the beginning two men walk together causes Of Mice and Men to end on a strong note of hope "the crucial dream, the dream of man's commitment to man, has not perished with Lennie."" (5). .
In the book other people quote on George and Lennie as being friends they say things like it is weird that you don't see people usually walking together. They think that George is ripping Lennie off. They all are quite surprised to see two people walking together or to be friends because usually at this time people don't come together they usually work alone. The ranch owner or the Boss reacts by thinking that George is ripping Lennie off since Lennie is slow and also since people don't travel together. Also the boss thinks that Lennie is being ripped off since George wasn't letting Lennie answer the questions he asked. (Steinbeck 21-24). Slim has the same reaction as the boss he doesn't understand why they travel together. He also says that people don't travel together usually. Finally, he also says that "Funny how you an' him string along together."" (Steinbeck 39). Crooks on the other hand was a bit of different from the others. He said that people come form place to place and never get land and he also starts to torture Lennie by saying that George is hurt or he's not coming back. He also says that George is blowin all their money in town. (Steinbeck 71-72). In my opinion I think that all these people say these things because they are jealous of Lennie and George at first. .
George and Lennie are also committed to their dream of the ideal land.
