Of Mice And Men Relationships

Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck is about two men, George and Lennie, who travel together. George is Lennie’s caretaker and friend. Because of his disability Lennie sometimes causes trouble and George is responsible for it. Both men have a dream of living on the fat of the land with their own house and animals. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck conveys that friendship/companionship is a basic human need. George and Lennie travel together and have each other’s back while sharing the same dream throughout the story. In the beginning of the novel, George tells Lennie how their relationship is different from other ranch workers. “But not us! An’ why? Because…because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you,

Candy’s dog was a sheep dog and Candy has kept him around since his dog was a pup. “Yeah. I had ‘im ever since he was a pup. God, he was a good sheep dog when he was younger.” (Candy, 24). Candy does eventually lose his dog. Another ranch worker, Carlson, wants to shoot Candy’s dog because of its smell and it’s so old it doesn’t work anymore. Carlson convinces Candy to let him shoot his dog, but when Candy hears his dog being shot, he cries to himself in bed. Candy realizes he should have shot his dog himself since they have been together for many

For example, Crooks is the stable buck who has no one. He is mistreated and lonely because of his race. Crooks has his own room in the barn and usually keeps to himself. He is jealous of the relationship George and Lennie has because they are so close. Crooks tells Lennie how he has nothing to measure by and he is just a lonely guy in a barn. Crooks feels like he is going crazy in the barn by himself. “A guy sets alone out here at night, maybe readin’ books or thinki’ or stuff like that. Sometimes he gets thinkin’, an’ he got nothing to tell him what’s so an’ what ain’t so.” (Crooks, 73). Another example is Curley’s wife. Her name is never mentioned in the novel due to her lack of independence and identity while also playing a role of a women on a ranch during the 1930s. Curley’s wife is left out because she’s a women and seeks attention from the other guys. She regrets marrying Curley and wishes she could have been a movie star rather than living on a ranch with men who won’t even talk to her. Her husband doesn’t spend time with her so she gets really