MLA Assignment #2

JC Murray

Mrs. Parkinson

English IIIB

15 March 2016

What does it mean to truly rely on someone?

Well first we look at the definition of rely. To rely on someone is to depend on with full trust or confidence. Now that seems simple enough and this question would be answered, but let’s go deeper. In Of Mice and Man we truly see a real example of what it means to truly rely on someone. This is in the case of George and Lennie. Lennie truly relies on George for everything in his life because of his handy cap he is unable to do/ think things on his own. This can be seen when George and Lennie were walking down the dirt road going to the new ranch, “’ Yeah, what ya want?’ ‘Where we goin’, George?’…’ So you forgot that awready, did you? I gotta tell you again, do I?” (Steinbeck, 2). This shows the readers a few things one that Lennie truly relies on George for the simplest things and two that George gets frustrated that Lennie is constantly asking him the same questions over and over but relies that he doesn’t know any better and relies on him.