Someone once said that “A true friend accepts who you are, but also helps you to become who you should be”. Back in the Great Depression in the 1920s, friendship was a term that was rarely used. John Steinbeck’s short novel Of Mice and Men, which took place at the same time, defies that theory and instead, two men, named George and Lennie, are inseparable after Lennie’s Aunt Clara passed away. Saying this, he decided to come along with his friend named George. Lennie is a man with a disability; one
Friendship is what makes the world go round. In the book “Of Mice & Men” by John Steinbeck we learn about friendship, support, and the dream. George and Lennie’s Relationship show us the true meaning of friendship. In the novella George and Lennie take care of one another. “ Because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why” ( Steinbeck 14). This proves that they take care of one another because they are always looking after one another. Another point in the story
In the novel “Of Mice and Men”, John Steinbeck uses friendship to portray how the character relate to each other and how their friendship weren’t that strong. Steinbeck exhibits many forms of these two way friendship, the strongest was between George and Lennie. Most of the characters in this novel and craving friendship. Each character in the novel searches for a friend, someone to help them measure the world. Other friendships were also evolving, George and Lennie as well as Candy and his dog,
This book is about two friends who leave their hometown after an incident which had them getting chased out of the town; they arrive on a ranch and face ‘déjà vu’. This leads to George and Lennie’s (the two main characters) friendship being tested. Overall this novel is a great read. Following on, Steinbeck uses language to present the theme of ‘shattered dreams’ by portraying fictional examples and real life events, when he then combines together to show shattered dreams and how it can affect people
In everyday life, there are friendships classified as good and friendships classified as bad, but what makes a friendship, good or bad?A bad friendship can hold you back and in general make you feel inadequate and miserable. A good healthy friendship has characteristics of loyalty, support, and affection. But no matter what, every good friendship has its up and downs and John Steinbeck novella Of Mice and Men is no exception. Even though George Milton sometimes was mean to his long time best friend
don’t know anything about a true friendship. Friendships are all different in many ways. Some people may have a very bad relationship, and are forced to be with them. Other people could have the opposite of that. Meaning that they show compassion, and love towards one another. John Steinbeck Introduces all of these types of relationships throughout the novel Of Mice of Men. When people find companionship, other people won’t understand it. In the novel of mice of men two people are introduced. There
In this essay, this based about have a good friendship with one and another, a good example of friendship can be based on a book known as “of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. I believe that George was a good friend to Lennie. George is being cautious on what Lennie is going to do. He’s always trying to be sure to put Lennie in the right direction and keep him out of trouble. Even they had to do some unnecessary things they needed to do. Like were George shot Lennie, he knew that he had
An unknown author once said, “A true friend accepts who you are, but also helps you to become who you should be.” In the story, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The main part of the story is friendship, by George and Lennie’s relationship and some of their new friends. Their relationship shows us the true meaning of friendship, It shows how they take care of one another, support one another in striving for their shared dream of getting a nice farm, and how they make sacrifices for one another as
Why do people need friends in their lives? Friends help you through tough times and help you in your life, but even the strongest of friendship can be broken. SteinBeck purpose of the story is to tell that dreams cannot always come true and friendships can be broken even though those people are loyal to each other. Even though Lennie was loyal to George, and listened to him all the time, George shot Lennie in the head because to George, Lennie was holding him back from reaching his full potential
every way of life, there is one commonality of mankind: the desire and importance of friendship. In his novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck paints a picture of this idea disguised as two traveling farmhands: a small, street-smart and prosperity-driven man named George, and a large, mentally challenged but kind-hearted man named Lennie. The peculiar pair’s bond stands out as one of the purest examples of friendship and sacrifice known in American literature. In the midst of 1930’s farmland, George