Of Mice And Men: Friendship - Why does George need Lennie?

Everyone Needs Someone A person without a friend in the world has no purpose. They become outcasts, with no one to lean on when they're experiencing pain, no one to tell their troubles and problems to, no one to share happiness with, no one to care for. They have no one to care for them. George and Lennie share a bond so strong that when one is destroyed, the other inevitably is as well. Steinbeck …

…dream. It's like a tower made of blocks. Take away one of the foundation blocks, everything falls down. George needed Lennie to share that dream with, so when one is taken away, everything collapsed. If there were no dream, then the bond between the two men wouldn't have lasted. Without a dream, there is no hope. And without hope, why would they keep struggling through their trials? In this aspect, both men needed each other.