Examples Of Aristotle's Theory Of Friendship In Of Mice And Men

Aristotle's Theory of friendship in Of Mice and Men Aristotle's theory of friendship is present in Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck within the farm's many relationships. The character relationships on the farm all fit into Aristotle's theory of friendship. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck there are many examples of Aristotle's theory of friendship including a relationship between two characters known as George and Lennie. Despite the book never directly telling what type of friendships are on the farm we can infer based on the characters' conversations and how they act with each other. Steinbeck shows Aristotle's theory of friendship through many characters. The most obvious one is George and Lennie's Friendship which is constantly shown throughout their many interactions in the book. Aristotle's theory of friendship fits on the ranch with George and Lennie’s relationship which is one of good which is shown through them sticking by each other no matter what. While everyone was looking for Lennie George was with Lennie “And George

They argue that because everyone on the farm are just colleagues they do not have a friendship. However, the truth is that them being co-workers does not mean that they can’t have a friendship. It ignores the fact that George and Lennie have been by each other's side for a long time and plan to “have a little place, We gonna have a house an' a garden and a place for alfalfa, an' that alfalfa is for the rabbits, an' I take a sack and get it all fulla alfalfa and then I take it to the rabbits." and he can live his life with George on a farm to themselves which shows how they have a friendship because George wants to bring Lennie to the farm with him(88). In fact, George and Lennie are not the only examples of Aristotle's theory of friendship, there are many other friendships like George and Candy which is one of