When most people think of friendship, they think of a relationship that makes lives better and easier. They think that friends could never do anything bad in our lives, however that’s not always true. Sometimes in friendships, friends make each other vulnerable. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, there are many examples of friendship. The main one is between George Milton and Lennie Small, two friends that spend their life traveling together and trying to live during the Great Depression. The story shows the importance of having great friends in life. Although Lennie causes a lot of trouble, George stays with him, because he knows Lennie has nobody else. On the other hand, the story also shows that friendship can make people vulnerable, and that some people will turn on their friends. In friendships, people can be vulnerable because of their actions, each other, and other people. …show more content…
At the beginning of the book when George and Lennie are walking to their new job, George says, “’Jus’ wanted to feel that girl’s dress-jus’ wanted to pet it like it was a mouse’” (Steinbeck 11). Towards the end of the book, Lennie is talking to Curley’s wife, and the text says, “He shook her then, and he was angry with her. ‘Don’t go yellin’,’ he said, and he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck” (Steinbeck 91). In one of the situations, Lennie didn’t really realize he was doing anything wrong, in the other, he was furious and knew what he was doing. Whether he means to or not, Lennie ends up doing bad things that make him more vulnerable. These actions will also lead to George being more
In this book, friends are the only thing that one may need. Sadly at the end George looses a friend that he had to kill for him to have a more pleasant death. To one person, George did the wrong thing by killing Lennie, while others agreed to why George kills Lennie. George was under pressure after Lennie killed Curley’s wife, and with all the threats that came from Curley’s mouth. George did the
When characters struggle, their true personalities shine through, leaving them with their true friends who were the ones who stood by them in a time of change. In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, Lennie struggles with a new job, but has a goal in mind and a promise to George. This promise keeps Lennie from spiraling off, George keeps Lennie going. I believe George and Lennie had a true friendship which was shown through the challenges they faced. Of Mice and Men and “Friendship in an Age of Economics” by Todd May, show not only true friendships, but different types of friendships and how they help characters make decisions.
George starts to dehumanize Lennie as he treats him like a dog. He makes sure that he remembers what he is told, and praises him like a dog whenever he repeats what was told to him to remember. With this, George was justified in killing Lennie because people would often make fun of Lennie for not being normal. So George had done Lennie a favor of taking him out of a world that would hurt him in the long run, than later for maybe Lennie to take his own life hating the world he once lived
Throughout the book we see an interesting bond between two very different men. George is similar to an older brother and has become responsible for Lennie. Because of his mental disorder Lennie is dependent on George and does whatever he says. They both had plans to spend their futures together. It was very difficult for George to kill Lennie, but he did it out of him love for him, which made it even harder. In that moment it is clear how much George really cares for Lennie. Though their friendship comes an appealing finish it is evident that both characters are extremely close to each other and would go to extreme lengths for one
In life you have good friends and bad friends,which includes many types of friendships.An example of friendship can be found in John Steinbeck’s novella “Of Mice and Men”. The two main characters George and Lennie seemed to have a good friendship.After reading and analyzing this novella, I believe that George overall was not a good friend to Lennie.
Good friendships make life easier. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is about two men, George and Lennie, who go on various journeys in order to get a job. Although George would consider Lennie to be his closest friend, he ultimately ends up shooting and killing Lennie. George did this, not out of hatred, but rather out of protection. A good friend will always want what is best for one another. Steinbeck uses his protagonists’ friendship in order to show that true friendship can help make any of life’s hardships less difficult.
In the story, Of Mice and Men, friendship plays a major role in the way the story is told. George and Lennie is just a little part of the story. The reason George and Lennie are the main reason for this is because, George and Lennie take care of each other like no one else does. George and Lennie’s friendship is there because Lennie can’t take care of himself so George wanted to help Lennie do better in life. Another reason is that all the characters in “Of Mice and Men” is that they never had another person on their side through their life.
When times are hard having a loyal companion can make the ride easier. Friends are valuable in periods of strife because you can talk it out and it’s not lonely. George and Lennie traveled together from farm to farm, with the dream of buying a farm. In “Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck emphasizes the theme of friendship through the character of George and Lennie as they travel together, care for one another, and strive to attain their dream ranch.
(Steinbeck p11). If George was alone, he could live easier and not have to deal with always having to get Lennie out of trouble. Lennie consumed all the joy of the friendship with always getting into trouble and did not have a true friendship with George. George and Lennie’s relationship is a true friendship even though is has its ups and downs. According to Fehr’s research in the article, successful friendships possess an understanding of give and take.
Most people have that one friend that they have a special connection with. That they protect. They make each other laugh. They would do almost anything for each other. In the book, of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie have this type of friendship. George looks out for Lennie and Lennie stands up for George. In this book, George and Lennie’s relationship shows positive and negative traits of a friendship.
The hit novella, “Of mice and men” by John Steinbeck talks about friendship. It is a story about friendship and how it helps us to survive. The main character of the story George and Lennie shows how they benefit from each other and help each other in the harder times. They are saved from the loneliness of the ranch because, unlike the other workers, George and Lennie have each other. The novel “Of mice and men” shows us how friendship is important and how much two people can support each other. Steinbeck uses the motif “friendship” to help us to explore the theme that “friendship is necessary to human survival”.
Friendship is the most powerful force in the world. Through the stability of a friendship, daunting challenges seem to shrink in size and volatile emotions become controllable. In John Steinbeck’s tragedy Of Mice and Men, George makes an unfortunate sacrifice and kills his best friend Lennie Small. {To the outside observer, the sacrifice that George takes may appear to be a murder motivated by self-interest. At first, Lennie seems to be utterly useless and even detrimental towards George’s goals of finding a wife and settling down. George sometimes even flies into a rant on how his life would be better without his friend as a burden.} These claims make sense, but they ignore how almost all of George’s actions are done to make Lennie happier. While the two are on the ranch, George acts fiercely protective over Lennie, sheltering him from harm. He spares Lennie from a future filled with misery by
The story of mice and men by John Steinbeck reveals that many challenges may come upon you but friends stick together.People can see how friends have each other back. People look at friends to tell them what they think about each other and what they really think. This shows how friends can go a long way and do a big thing with each
In the novella “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, there are two guys named George and Lennie. They were friends for a very long time and stood by each other. Some people may argue that George was a bad friend to Lennie but I believe that he was a good friend. Friends aren’t perfect, they will mess up. Just because George messed up and made questionable actions towards Lennie, that doesn’t make him a bad friend. You will not find a friend that has never done wrong by you.
Poe and Bryon are masterful at using vivid, descriptive language to develop the elements of Gothic littiture and instill a sense of fear in the reader. The plot theme is to lure Fortunato into getting trapped and then chain him and barrie him in a sick act of revege. You just get a weird and creepy feeling from the narators vibe as he states.”walls had been linned in human remains,piled to the vault overhead” In Bryon’s story ‘The prisoiner of Chillion” was also a alike idea very disturbing and a bit creepy for example thery were also chained up and could not move or see anything. Thats how Poe and Bryon both use very vivid and desriptive language in there writtings.