Of Mice And Men George And Lennie Friendship

In the novella Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck, portrays two young men George Milton and Lennie Small. Throughout the story the author characterizes friendship, violence, and the American dream: Lennie and George had an inseparable friendship because they thought of each other as family, Violence is depicted in the novel by Lennie having a mental disorder causing him to have a low self control and make poor decisions, american dream is represented by the two always having a future plan to live together forever on a small piece of land.
George and Lennie had a special relationship where they did everything together; however, Lennie has also made George’s life difficult throughout their friendship but has always been there for him

When Lennie indulges in this behavior he realizes the mistake he’s made after it’s over and becomes terrified of what George is going to say. For example, while George and Lennie were working at Weed he saw a girl in a red dress. George remarks, “ So he reaches out to feel this red dress an’ the girl lets out a squawk, and that gets Lennie all mixed up, and he holds on’ cause that’s the only thing he can do” (Stienbeck 41). Steinbeck reveals how Lennie makes impulsive decisions by using the red dress as a visual for the reader. After Lennie made this mistake they had to run away to find a different place to work; George found a ranch near Soledad, California. At this ranch a woman who was known as Curley’s wife seeked attention because she was lonely and only supposed to talk to her husband. Lennie found her attractive but George had told him to stay very far away from her so nothing could happen. Near the end of the story Curley’s wife found Lennie alone and they both made a big mistake. Curley’s wife allowed Lennie to touch her hair because it was soft. Once Lennie began touching it he liked the way it felt and couldn’t let go, causing Curley’s wife to flip out. Steinbeck declares, “ He shook her then, and he was angry with her. ‘Don't’ you go yellin’, he said, and he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had

To create what they considered the American dream they wanted to purchase their own property, living in a small house that is self-sufficient as well as a farm. Steinbeck remarks, “ we’d have our own place where we belonged and not sleep in no bunkhouse”(Steinbeck 57). The author describes, details by conveying what they are living with in the moment and how they want to change their living situation for the better. Lennie and George spoke about their future plans often and gave specific ideas towards their goals by expressing, “Sure we’d have a little house an’ a room to ourselves. Little fat iron stove, an’ in the winter we’d keep a fire going’ in it” (Steinbeck 58). To demonstrate how people spoke back in the day, Stienbeck uses colloquial language to help shape their ideas and the structure of the