Lennie and George - Of Mice And Men

            In the book Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, the two characters by the name of Lennie and George are depicted as polar opposites. George is portrayed as small and slender but still strong. He is very quick and is "dark of face". (He has tan skin). It is also said that he has restless eyes and sharp, strong features like a bony nose.  Lennie is characterized as huge with a shapeless face. He also has large, pale eyes and wide, sloping shoulders. Whenever he walks, his arms hang instead of swing which could mean that he is not the happiest person in the world. After finding Lennie drinking from the pond, George scolds him for his actions. The question is, was he being protective over Lennie because the water could hurt him or was there another reason for his criticisms? George is not the nicest of people. In fact, he is very harsh when he speaks. For example, when "Lennie looked timidly over to him [George]" and asked, "'George? Where we goin, George?' The little man [George] jerked down the brim of his hat and scowled over at Lennie. 'So you forgot that awready, did you? I gotta tell you again, do I? Jesus Christ, you're a crazy bastard!'" (4). When Lennie was walking over to  George, it is said that he walks timidly. Is Lennie afraid of George and if so, why? In the story Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, Lennie and George are portrayed as complete opposites. This cannot be coincidental, so the question is, why are they so different?