Friendship In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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. The two protagonists, George and Lennie, show a strong bond despite the normally lonely and hopeless life that migrant farmers tend to lead, and George and Lennie are willing to sacrifice everything for each other and their well-being.

One of the ways Steinbeck illustrates the importance of friendship is through the personalities and experiences of the characters. To illustrate, after coming from one of their failed jobs that took place in Weed, Steinbeck’s main characters George and Lennie settle by a river on the way to their next job as migrant farmers. George, as Lennie’s caretaker, scolds him for killing a mouse, and Lennie threatens to run away. George then tries, and succeeds, to reassure Lennie that staying together is best for them: “With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody who gives a damn about us” (14). George is implying that having someone who cares can give a person something to look forward to, which seems to be rare among migrant farmers. In another case,