Jan 2, 2010
Brusque, friendless George Milton has been taking care of big, strong, slow-witted Lenny Small for so long that each has become as brother to the other. Lenny’s great physical strength, coupled with his childlike innocence, has gotten him into trouble in the past. George has always been quick to save him, later threatening to deprive him of his share of their longed-for land, their own little place where they will be beholden to no one.
George’s threats to Lenny’s (and his own) vision of a better life are cathartic, curative, and loving. George needs Lenny as friend,...
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