George fears that they will lose their jobs if they are not careful in their conversations. Because most of the men searching for jobs traveled alone and were isolated from anyone with whom they worked, they are distrustful of two men traveling together. These men might wish to infringe upon the plans of Lennie and George. Or, sometimes they are even suspicious of the relationship between two men:
Curley lashed his body around. ''... he's gotta talk when he's spoke to. What the hell are gettin' into it for?' 'We travel together,' said George coldly. 'Oh, so it's that way.'
George is also concerned that if someone antagonizes Lennie, Lennie may seriously injure or kill the person. Since they were sent away from the last place where they were employed, George stresses to Lennie to keep quiet. Unfortunately, his fears are founded and Lennie tragically gets into very serious trouble as he accidentally kills Curley's wife.
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