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.”
George feels a similar obligation to care for Lennie. George has known him for so long that they form a codependent relationship. He relies on Lennie to be a companion as well as help work on ranches with him, so both can achieve their dream. Just as Candy is the protector of his dog, George is the protector of Lennie. George realizes he needs to be the one to “put down” Lennie because Curley and his men would kill him painfully and Lennie cannot be independent if he were to successfully flee from Curley and his men.
Everyone will read The Gettysburg Address at some point in their lives, as it is one of the most famous speeches given by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. Ideas of freedom, democracy, and citizenship are present within the speech. Lecturing on the human condition and special issues make it a brilliant literary work. Although written in 1863, when he gave the speech, it was realistic. The Gettysburg Address persuades the American people to fight for their country through consideration, repetition, and pathos.
Of Mice and Men: Wind Beneath My Wings The 1988 drama Beaches displays one of the closest friendships between characters in 20th century film. Meeting as children and sticking together through decades of hardships, CC and Hillary are there for each other even in death. CC, one of the main characters in the film, sacrifices aher career to take care of Hillary’s daughter after Hillary passes away and remains true and loyal even in the darkest of times, just like George in John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men.
In “Of Mice and Men”, Steinbeck explores the value of a man through their social standing, how they treat others and their idea of companionship. Steinbeck presents that in his world, a majority of men value usefulness over friendship and companionship such as the bond between Candy and his dog. Candy’s dog is “ancient” and “can’t eat, can’t see, can’t even walk without hurtin’’. Carlson and the rest of the men in the barn decide it is best to “shoot him right in the back of the head”, while Candy argues he doesn’t want to as “I had him from a pup” and doesn’t want to take his life away. After much convincing, Candy’s dog is shot, to the dismay of Candy who has lost his companion, as he “continued to stare at the ceiling”.
We all desire friendship and a safe space. In John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, Lennie Smalls has a yearning for both. Lennie believes in his best friend, George, to never betray him. He also believes in his safe space, the riverbank and his dream. In my drawing, both of these needs are present.
The Literature piece Of Mice and Men was focusing more on friendship and how strong it could be. It pointed out that friendship is based on caring and loyalty, like the friendship that was between George and Lennie, and the friendship that was between Candy and his dog. This theme was first presented when George said, ‘“Lennie, for God’ sakes don’t drink so much….. You gonna be sick like you was last night”’ (Steinbeck Chapter 1).
Paige Dupuy Mrs. McLellan English III March 8, 2023 The novel Of Mice and Men is written by John Steinbeck who tells the story of two ranch workers George and Lennie who undergo several challenges which lead into several different themes like friendship, violence, loneliness and more. The two themes that are frequent are friendship and violence which Steinbeck portrays in several ways. Friendship is an important theme in Of Mice and Men, showing that friendships are extremely important to one's way of life. In the novel George and Lennie were in the woods when they stopped to eat dinner and talk about their future, and how they have each other to survive.
The theme of friendship in the novel, Of Mice and Men is “friendship is necessary for human survival.” The theme is explored within the adventures of Georgia and Lennie. So, I think that the theme is true for both George and Lennie. In the novel on page 15, Lennie says,” But not us! An’ why?
The theme Of Mice and Men is the true friendship. George protects Lennie until the very end. Even though taking Lennie’s life while he was talking about his love for rabbits was hard on George, he know things would be worse on Lennie if Curley was the one to find him. George love and care for Lennie came before any discomfort of his
In John Steinbeck´s Of Mice and Men, the ideas of companionship and friendship are addressed greatly. George and Lennie are companions who have traveled alongside each other for a long time. They have to keep moving because Lennie causes trouble, and essentially strains their relationship. Although they have issues, they have a deep connection which benefits each of them. Steinbeck´s Of Mice and Men uses motifs and characterization to show that companionship is beneficial to individuals.
In the book Of Mice and Men the most accurate theme that i want to discuss is the Friendship. We can find so much kind of Friendship themes but George and Lennie’s friendship is really special,all we know that Lennie was a man with mental problems,his mind is like a child mind because the ways he speak are really like little child. The Friendship between the two protagonist is really particular,because at the beginning of the story George is a mentor for Lennie,because he explain him the good and the bad things that Lennie do,especially when they escaped from the cowboys and the dogs George was like a brother for him,but in the book they are “cousins”. When the two mans arrived to the ranch,they start to have more relationships,like a friendship
In the novella Of Mice and Men, friendship is a very important aspect and affects characters in many ways positive and negative. Some friendships even contain positive and negative consequences, like George and Lennie’s friendship. George and Lennie have the closest friendship in Of Mice and Men, which helps them sometimes but other times leaves them with nothing and nowhere to go. George and Lennie’s friendship started at a young age when Lennie was living with his Aunt Clara.
Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’, set in the 1930s during the ‘Great Depression’, showcases what life was like for itinerant ranch workers back then when economic depression, poverty and social inequalities conquered America. It was during this time that alongside the ‘American Dream’, the existence of friendship had started to become questionable. Steinbeck, in his novella, uses various characters to emphasise the dire need of a companion in every aspect of an ordinary person’s life. Friendship is a necessity of life according to Steinbeck and as important as shelter is especially as it was during the 1930s. Steinbeck also explicates how his diverse characters are affected when they live with or without Friendship; the presence or absence, of
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.
