Of Mice And Men George And Lennie Friendship

A healthy friendship includes two people who both feel the same, without them both feeling equal, the friendship falls into shambles. John Steinbeck illustrated how a one-sided relationship doesn’t end well by using George and Lennie's friendship. From when they start working on the ranch and have trouble fitting in, to when George has trouble keeping Lennie from starting trouble with the boss. In of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses George and Lennie's relationship, Curley’s Wife giving up friendships to stay with Curley, and Candy realizing he needed to feel sad to make his dog happy to display how difficult sacrifices need to be made in a true friendship

Although Lennie was a kind warmhearted person, he still struggled to find and make friends. No matter how hard he tried George was still his only friend, for Lennie though, this was beneficial. George had always taken care of Lennie and helped him in any way that he could, he would help him escape towns, get jobs, keep him from things

Candy had had a dog, an old, smelly, and useless dog, but not to Candy. That same dog had been Candy’s best friend for almost the entirety of his time working at the ranch. Candy hadn’t had many friends and his dog was the only thing keeping him from becoming lonely and depressed, and when it had become time to put the dog down and shoot it Candy thought he had made the right decision to let somebody else kill her. Candy’s dog was shot by a man she didn’t know, she died being scared knowing her best friend wasn’t there next to her for her last moments. If Candy would have killed her himself she could have died a happy death. Inevitably, George decided that killing Lennie was the best thing he could do for him and gave Lennie happy thoughts as he died, remembering his rabbits his farm, and his