George and Lennie are different from the other "guys like [them] that work on ranches" because each has the other to look out for him. Unlike the other workers who are typically solitary and have no real connections, George and Lennie have a friendship and support each other, which gives them a sense of belonging and purpose.
Read the following excerpt from Of Mice and Men” and answer the question below.
George’s voice became deeper. He repeated his words
rhythmically as though he had said them many times before.
"Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the
world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. They come
to a ranch an’ work up a stake and then they go inta town and
blow their stake, and the first thing you know they’re poundin’
their tail on some other ranch. They ain’t got nothing to look
ahead to."
Why are George and Lennie different from the other "guys like [them] that work on ranches"?
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They are actually wealthy.
They are actually wealthy.
They are not drifters.
They are not drifters.
They like their work and want to do it forever.
They like their work and want to do it forever.
Each has the other to look out for him.
Each has the other to look out for him.
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