Lennie and George met when George's aunt Clara passed away and Lennie's Aunt Clara died. George was friends with Lennie's Aunt Clara, and Lennie's Aunt Clara had asked George to look out for Lennie after she passed away. George agreed to take care of Lennie and they formed a strong bond based on mutual dependence and friendship.
Aunt Clara is Lennie's aunt. She isn't in the story because she is already dead, but she is referred to by both Lennie and George throughout the novel.
she is lennies aunt who died which is why george is taking care of him hope this helps
Lennie has his first imaginary conversation with his Aunt Clara, who scolds him for causing trouble and not listening to George. This scene occurs in John Steinbeck's novella "Of Mice and Men."
George Milton took care of Lennie after Aunt Clara died in "Of Mice and Men". They traveled together and worked odd jobs on ranches, with George looking out for Lennie's well-being and trying to keep him out of trouble.
It is in chapter 6. On paperback, it's on page 114.
George knew Lennie's Aunt Clara when she passed away Lennie just went with George to work.
Lennie tells his froend George he remembers that a lady used to give mice to him. George scoffs. "A lady, huh? (you) don't even remember who that lady was. That was your own Aunt Clara. An' she stopped givin' 'em to ya. You always killed 'em." Lennie's Aunt Clara had raised Lennie from when he was a baby right up until she died, then he and his friend George went out working, and looking for work, together.
Lennie repeatedly tells Aunt Clara that George never gets mad and he always takes care of Lennie. He insists that he is only a little bit like George and that he always tries to do what George tells him to do.
Lennie loses his Aunt Clara who cared for him before he met George. Lennie often wishes he had Aunt Clara around to take care of him and tell him what to do.
They may talk about their past life, memories of Aunt Clara and a fictionalized account of how they became friends, etc. Can you help me with some ideas
While sitting on the river bank, Lennie imagines seeing Aunt Clara disapprovingly scolding him, and a gigantic rabbit mocking him for George's supposed abandonment.