Asked by Jasmin C #485974 on 12/7/2015 5:33 PM Last updated by jill d #170087 on 12/7/2015 6:13 PM Answers 1 Add Yours. But taking in mind his mental situation he would never have coped alone. Killing the rabbit was far enough to suggest both a past and future behavior. Legally, George would be guilty of killing Lennie. There weren't mental institutions available to a man of his circumstances or many lining up to accept a violent and mentally handicapped burden. George cares about Lennie, he is all he’s got. When Lennie realizes that George is not going to beat him or leave him, he playfully finishes the story, and he adds why they are different from the others: "An' I got you. George, however, cannot finish the story of what he would do without Lennie. ‘I got you and you got me’. Lennie gives George stature. George does this because the boss picks up on the fact that Lennie is mentally slow and suspects George is travelling around with him simply in order to take advantage of him and steal his pay. Immediately, Steinbeck portrays the essence of George and Lennie's relationship through this first quote about the men: that this relationship had a hierarchy; it was a leader-and-follower relationship, with one member guiding the other. In Of Mice and Men, George lies about the way Lennie died by agreeing with Carlson that Lennie had Carlson's gun.Carlson says, ''An' you got it away... See full answer below. What George does not seem to realize is how dangerous Lennie's strength can be, a danger that Steinbeck makes clear when Lennie … George lay back on the sand and crossed his hands under his head, and Lennie imitated him, raising his head to see whether he was doing it right. Lennie could have been sent away and locked up if Curley hadn’t killed him first. Answer . ‘I got you and you got me’. The other men, Carlson in particular, would not question this as they felt Lennie was a killer already. What lie does George tell about the way lennie died ? Steinbeck wanted the reader to know that George would be able to move on without a trial. explain . George cares about Lennie, he is all he’s got. But taking in mind his mental situation he would never have coped alone. George felt he was sparing Lennie from a consequence he rightfully earned. In response, Slim—who is presented as a “godlike” source of moral authority—decrees that Lennie “ain’t mean,” solidifying Lennie’s innocence. Sounds kind of ridiculous doesn't it. He falters, realizing that soon he truly will be without Lennie. Answered by jill d #170087 on 12/7/2015 6:13 PM George tells Slim that in their last town, Lennie got in trouble after touching a girl’s dress and was falsely accused of raping her. 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