According to critic Angela Hickey, Lennie represents that part in George that is childlike. It is this innocence of Lennie's that George patronizes by repeating their dream; however, it is Lennie's innocence also that allows George to entertain the possiblity of this dream. And, when Lennie dies, so does the dream.
The dream is what bonds the two men giving meaning to their lives and friendship; it is what keeps them from the terrible isolation that the other men experience. Without Lennie, George would probably have no purpose in his life. George tells another,
I seen the guys that go around on the ranch alone. That ain't no good. They don't have no fun. After a long time they get mean...you get used to going around with a guy
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