The first section of "Of Mice and Men" is not very eventful, but it is very descriptive. It introduces two characters: George and Lennie. They are stopping to sleep after a day of traveling , planning to walk further the next morning to a ranch where they will work. Through their conversation, we learn that something happened to the boys that got them kicked out of Weed, the last city they had worked in. George is a smaller man, but he acts as an older brother figure to Lennie who is large, but very forgetful and slow. George is constantly reprimanding Lennie for trying to pet a dead mouse and for all of the trouble he causes. George talks about how they are going to buy a farm and have lots of land and crop. Lennie gets very excited and has heard this story before, because he occasionally chimes in.Preparing for their first day of work, George reminds Lennie to stay quiet unless George tells him to talk to another worker. He says if there is any trouble, for Lennie to come to the place where they are now and hide in the bushes to wait for him. They eat beans for dinner over a fire and go to bed.
The relationship between George and Lennie reminds me of the relationship between Amir and Hassan in "The Kite Runner". Amir acts like an older brother, but sometimes doesn't want the burden of looking after Hassan. I can relate to this also, being the oldest child in my family. I like my brothers, but sometimes I don't want the responsibility of taking care of them. This brotherly relationship is shown very strongly in the first part of the book.
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