In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men,
the main characters are George and Lennie. We know that they have lived
together most of their adult life and that George is basically Lennie's caretaker even
more so than just being his friend. The reason for this is because Lennie has cognitive
problems that affect his social skills. He has a strength that he cannot control which
has led to the accidental death of some animals. Lennie also has a tendency to speak out
of place, say unintelligent things, basically betraying the fact that he is not very
smart.
Therefore, when George spoke on Lennie's behalf he
was desperately trying to ensure that Lennie would not speak and give away the fact that
he was different, with a simple enough mind, and that he wouldn't be hired for that
reason. Plus, they would also judge George by association.
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