How Does Steinbeck Make A Comparison Of Mice And Men Relationships

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When anyone says the word ‘relationship’ the first thing that pops into everyone’s head is boyfriend, girlfriend or marriage, but there are many different kinds and forms of relationships. For example, relationships can be with friends, teachers, coworkers, ect., and there are different forms of relationships aswell like, mutualism, which is a relationship where all the organsims benefit, or parasitism, which is a relationship where one partner benefits and the other is harmed. In the short novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and in the novel Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom the reader sees the common theme of relationships,whether they be good or bad. In the short novella Of Mice and Men Steinbeck shows many positive relationships, an example of a positive relationship would be the two main characters George and Lennie. Throughout the story the reader gains knowledge of the experiences George and Lennie have been through together and how they have created a special type of bond. In the quote “I was only foolin’, George. I don’t want no ketchup. I wouldn’t eat no ketchup if it was right beside me… If it was here, you could have some...but I wouldn’t eat none, George. I’d leave it all for you. You could cover your beans with it and I …show more content…

Mitch and Morrie have a different type of relationship than the characters in Of Mice and Men, Mitch and Morrie have a friendship relationship even though they have a big age difference. In the quote, “Mitch, I said. Mitch is what my friends call me. Well, Mitch it is then, Morrie says, as if closing a deal. And Mitch? Yes? I hope that one day you will think of me as your friend.’’ In this quote Mitch feels as though he has made a deal to be friends with Morrie, the reader sees this conversation between Mitch and Morrie and see that this was the beginning of their