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The Bond of Brotherhood “Lennie broke in. “But not us! An’ why? Because…because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why.”
1. Of Mice and Men begins with a description of a picturesque woodland that surrounds the Salinas River. It is filled with rabbits, birds, and other innocent, almost “lifeless” animals. The water is described as “warm” and “twinkling.” The author's use of word choice and imagery creates a calm, idyllic setting.
In a world of solitary individuals it is only through alliances that we can survive and achieve success in our endeavors, but it is also true that some alliances are not successful and can doom us to fail. In Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck intentionally characterizes George and Lennie’s alliance as a rare and special achievement to illustrate how success is easier and more likely to be achieved through cooperation with others; however, it is also emphasized that these alliances don’t always work. In chapter 3 Slim comments on the strangeness and uniqueness of George and Lennie’s alliance when he states that “Hardly none of the guys ever travel together” (pg 39) and that they “work a month, and then quit and go out alone” (pg 39).
In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck there are many themes but the main one is brotherhood. On page 22 of the story Of Mice and Men George says,“He 's my...cousin” The boss of the job that George and Lennie are applying for is questioning whether George and Lennie are traveling together because that doesn 't happen that often. This quote proves that the theme is brotherhood because George is willing to lie to protect Lennie. Also on page 32 George says, “I seen 'em poison before but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her.” George and Lennie have just ran into Curley 's wife and George is warning Lennie not to interact with her if he knows what is good for
A theme that is emerging from the story is discrimination against people with disabilities. The central problem is about Lennie’s struggle to remember things. For an example, when Lennie and George were at the Weed, Lennie touched a girl’s dress, refusing to let go of her. When Lennie refused to let go of the girl’s dress, the girl accused Lennie of rape. Another example is when Lennie is talking to Curley’s wife Lennie explains to Curley’s wife that when Lennie was playing with his pup, the pup looked like he was going to bite Lennie, so Lennie smacked him.
In the novel of “Of Mice and Men” power and friendship is the very bases of the story. There are many people with power in the book but I specifically was interested in Curley’s power. Curley is the son of the Ranch’s boss and he is very spoiled. He does not listen to rules and usually gets away with any trouble he makes or gets into.
How Friendship Is Portrayed In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck shows the importance of friendship in the novella Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck shows that friendship is a key to life; without it, you’ll have a long life ahead of you. He does this by showing characters with both strong friendships and some with a lack of friendship. He portrays George and Lennie as having the strongest connection and greatest friendship in the world. While Crooks lacks it all.
We all may have had the feeling of loneliness and isolation, wanting companionship feeling abandonment. In John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, there are men living on a ranch having their own reasons for loneliness or being isolated. The three characters Crooks, George, and Lennie crusade dealing with own ways of loneliness and isolation. Crooks has no one that likes him because he’s black, Lennie struggles mentally and George struggles with always having to care for him. They all can’t decide whether it is that they want to be alone or not.
The comfort of companionship should never be taken for granted. In of Mice and Men George and Lennie travel together in search of work hoping for a bright future together. Throughout of Mice and Men John Steinbeck uses characters to show the importance of companionship. Throughout the book Candy protects his dog, helping show the importance of companionship to him.
Loneliness and isolation is an ongoing theme throughout the novel Of Mice and Men, experienced by several characters to different degrees. Some characters are more isolated and lonely than others, yet every character in the story goes through this theme during one point in the story. There are various reasons why each character is lonely or isolated. In general, all the ranch workers feel some sort of loneliness because they move alone from ranch to ranch and do not have real connections with others, Curley’s wife experiences this theme because she is the only woman on the ranch and nobody wants to interact with her because Curley is very protective and hostile of her. Thirdly, Candy struggles through being lonely and isolated after Carlson shot his dog and because Candy does not work with the others since he is a swamper.
My definition of a true friendship is one where you are there for someone no matter what the outcome may be. George and Lennie show three big reasons why they have a true friendship throughout the novel. The first reason is that George is always loyal to Lennie. No matter how much trouble Lennie gets into, George talks to Lennie and eventually forgives him. The second reason is that George never lets Lennie believe that their “American Dream” will never happen.
Real friends are the people you can count on, no matter what. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, in the 1930s Great Depression the two workers George and Lennie have been together their whole lives, always having each other's back. This sets them apart from everyone else because of the friendship they share. George and Lennie have been traveling around in search of work for a better life when they arrive at the ranch. During this time friendship is lacking and dry but George and Lennie are able to show friendship and bring it out of people.
In ‘Of Mice and Men’, written by John Steinbeck, friendship is portrayed as one of the main themes in this novella and a very important part of people’s lives. Steinbeck also portrays friendship by highlighting the importance of friendship and showing how its presence and absence can trigger many positive and negative emotions. Its presence creates hope, feeling of companionship and a sense of responsibility. In spite of friendship’s presence creating positive feelings, its absence does the complete opposite. It generates a feeling of loneliness and isolation.
In John Steinbeck's tragic novella, Of Mice And Men, he conveys the importance of understanding each other. John Steinbeck once wrote in his journal that “In every bit of honest writing in the world… there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other.” Steinbeck illustrates this theme through the way in which George, Lennie’s companion, Curley, an aggressive man, and his wife, a shallow woman, interact with Lennie, an immensely strong man with an underdeveloped mind. In John Steinbeck's novella he expresses this base theme of “try to understand each other” by comparing the result of true understanding to the apathy, violence, and the detrimental effect that avoidable misunderstandings have on the characters.
In John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men there are a lot of themes. The themes consist of friendship, loneliness, discrimination and dreams. All of these themes are important, and play immense role in the outcome at the end. The major theme is that friends stick together; unconditionally; this is demonstrated through Lennie and George's actions in Weed, in the bunk house, and in the aftermath of Curly's wife's death. One example of true friends sticking together is exemplified when George stays with Lennie after Lennie's actions in Weed.