Essay On Friendship In John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice And Men'

Lennie was talking to the boss’s son's wife, known as curley's wife Lennie killed curley's wife by accidentally snapping her neck. George and Candy were talking and george realizes that curley and boss would want to kill him or lock him up but they don't understand that lennie can't survive on his own. Georges debating whether to let the guys kill lennie or if he should,. George was telling Lennie a story and his hands were shaking and the gun drops. He continues to tell him the story but he hears the guys coming in the distance. George shoots Lennie and he

What would you do, if you had a friend that always got in trouble and prevented you from being where you want to be? In the novel, “ Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, there are two great friends George Milton and Lennie Small who travel everywhere looking for work and chasing their dream. While taking care of Lennie, George demonstrates being kind and caring, which shows how people who are inspired to push harder to achieve their goal. Throughout the novel, George demonstrates kindness towards Lennie. At the beginning of the story The boss questions George for looking out for Lennie so much, “‘ Well, I ain’t never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy.’” Furthermore, The boss observes that George is taking a lot of trouble to take care of Lennie. After this, George denies this statement by claiming that he is his cousin. The readers do not know if this is true, but not to mention it leaves us to believe that he is lying. When this occurs, it gives the readers clues that there strong friendship may not go unnoticed. The author does this to make the readers think that their friendship being recognized, likewise may happen later on in the story. Again, someone recognizes their friendship and how kind George is to lennie to go through all of this trouble with him. While George meets slim for the first time, Slim says, “‘ Funny how you and him string along together’” then George replies “‘ What’s wrong bout it?’” (39). Again, someone recognizes their friendship.

Still, George needs Lennie for emotional and physical support. Lennie gives George hope for the fu-ture. With Lennie George has a dream. Lennie always makes george tel a story. In this story they own a small little farm together. On the farm there are all sorts of animals and they live a happy comfortable life. As the story goes on George realizes that this story may come true. Without Lennie i believe that George would just end up depressed with no hope for the future. ”We gotta get a big stake together. I know a little place we can get cheap , but they ain’t giving it away.” (pg. 55) This shows that George is working towards this goal and that he has hope for

George and Lennie explain their plans to Candy, who right away offers $350 in exchange for permission to live and work with them. Their joy is overshadowed when Curley attacks Lennie. In response, Lennie catches Curley’s fist and crushes it. With the fear that Lennie might hurt him more should he tell the boss, Curley keeps quiet and says instead that his hand got caught in a machine. A few says later, Lennie is sitting in the barn with his now dead puppy when Curley’s wife walks in. She tells Lennie about how she wanted to be a movie star but instead married Curley and is very lonely. She then talks about how soft her hair is, asking Lennie if he would like to feel it. Lennie agrees and strokes her head too hard, causing her to scream. He covers her mouth, muffling her screams and cries for help. Lennie becomes frightened and scared that George will leave him and unintentionally breaks her neck. Lennie runs to the spot where George told him to

These examples give the reader an understanding of how friendship allows us to grow the relationships we have with others and how they supply us with companionship, support and an outlet for

OF MICE AND MEN There were a lot of examples of friendships throughout the story, but they all ended up in a bad way they either fell apart or someone ended up getting hurt. But no matter what, on problem led to another until it was all over. George has always been there for lennie even in the worst situations like in weed, George helps Lennie escape because he was touching a girl's dress and the girl said he was trying to rape her. The guys of the town started a search party for lennie so they could lynch him.

According to Dictionary.com and Merriam-Webster's online dictionaries, friendship is "the quality or state of being friends/friendly. " My personal interpretation of the word "friendship" is, as Elaf Agha stated, a relationship between two or more people. In addition to that statement, I believe a true friendship is where two or more people are genuinely friendly towards one another and don't exploit the other friend('s/s') faults. In the case of George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men, George didn't exploit Lennie's strength/lack of intelligence for his personal gain when the boss was questioning George's actions regarding pay. "I said what stake you got in this guy?

Friendship and happiness were both difficult to find during the Great Depression, but a lucky few had both. Of Mice and Men tells the story of two friends, George and Lennie, who find themselves on a ranch in pursuit of their dreams. Unfortunately for them, circumstances beyond their control cost Lennie and George their dream and much more. John Steinbeck wrote about how the main characters all demonstrate happiness when they have friendship.

The great American novel Of Mice And Men written by Great Depression author John Steinbeck portrays the life of migrant farm workers during the 1930's. This novel uses symbolism to demonstrate overall themes common in the way people thought during this time period. Throughout this story the protagonist George and Lennie encounter situations which waver the friendship between them. Steinbeck shows through his characters that everyone wants friendship but can't truly obtain it due to certain internal and external conflicts. He writes the book this way to make it more than a fictional story but a dramatic account of reality with deep meanings.

John Steinbeck’s of mice and men is one of the most classic stories to this day. One of the main themes that stand out through the characters in this story is friendship. The main way that friendship has played a large role in this story is through killing. The reader might wonder how friendship and killing can go hand in hand, but Steinbeck definitely show it through of mice and men. The killings in this story not only affect the main charaters but seems to also affect the supporting characters.

There are many types of friendships. You can either be in a good friendship or a bad one. In this novella, “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, it’s about a friendship between two men named George and Lennie. George is a farmworker who is a small and slender man with all the brains. Lennie, however, is a big guy with not so much of a brain and a childlike attitude.

Friendship is vital in life because friends guide people through their struggles and help them find their way. When challenges are presented in life, companions are there to stick by their friend until they are safe. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, friendship has an important role. George Milton is guardian to Lennie Smalls who has a developmental delay. George and Lennie are migrant workers, they work on ranches together trying to make it during the Great Depression. George cares for Lennie and he is strict to protect him from his childish decisions. Steinbeck develops George as a protective and powerful guardian to Lennie, which demonstrates that friendship is important and companions help people survive during struggles and loneliness, even if they have to sacrifice something in their own life.

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the dark” Helen Keller. Friendship, by my personal definition, is a joint relationship between two beings full of love, care, and companionship. Without friendship our world wouldn’t be built the way it is today. Friendship brings people together, it gives one hope knowing they have someone who is always there to support and guide them. In the book “Of Mice and Men” a very peculiar friendships is portrayed. Two men, both with a passion to live freely, stick to each other's sides as they battle against the world they live in. These two men, by the names of George and Lennie, form a bond that most people cannot understand. A bond that only these two men share, a bond that radiates the struggle yet companionship George and Lennie possess. Although these two men share a peculiar relationship, they prove their undying friendship

How did one stay happy in the Great Depression, the money losing era? Most people went along alone, independent, and unhappy. Lennie and George, in the novella Of Mice and Men, stay happy by being around each other developing a strong friendship. Crooks, the stable hand, explains this, “A guy needs someone- to be near him.” He whined. “A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody.” (72). This quote stated by Crooks explains why friendship is important to everyone; you become lonely and go nuts when you are alone. The author, John Steinbeck, illustrates that friendship is important because without it, one becomes isolated. He shows the importance of friendship in the relationship between two characters, George and Lennie. George and Lennie are friends

I was very pleased with the first chapter of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. After reading this chapter, one of the big themes that really stood out was, Friendship. The quote “George lay back on the sand and crossed his hands under his head, and Lennie imitated him, raising his head to see whether he were doing it right. ”(Steinbeck page 7) really stood out to me. In my opinion, this is a really cute friendship moment, one they could really bond in.