The main characters, Lennie Lennie andGeorge, are foils. Foils are characters who are opposites.How are Lennie and George foils? Why did Steinbeck create these characters as foils? What
is the effect of using foils as a
writing device?
They have a symbiotic relationship. Lennie can give George protection. He is like a big watchdog who will do anything George tells him to do. ... At the same time, Lennie needs George to get him jobs and to tell him what to do and what not to do.
