Responsibility In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In the book, Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck tells a story about to men named George and Lennie, and how they went to work on a ranch. Throughout the story we see Georges struggles with Lennie and how they escalate. George benefited from having to take care of Lennie, which suggests that responsibility is good for character, but also requires many sacrifices.
George enjoyed being with Lennie, but it was not easy for him. During this time it was unusual for two men to look out for each other, as you can see when George says, “‘Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world.”(13), which was why what they had was so special and made is worth it. But it was also hard to be Lennie's friend, because it also meant he had to be constantly looking out for him. An example is when George says “might jus’ spen’ my time tellin’ you things and then you forget ‘em , and I tell you again” (4). It is easy to see how there

Because of Lennie, George was able to believe in a dream. The author shows this when George says, “I knowed we’d never do her. He usta like to her about it so much I got to thinking maybe we would” (95) which shows how without Lennie, he is without hope. Then in the end of the book, Lennie had escalated from accidentally killing mice, to puppys, then to a woman. Therefore George had to do what was best for Lennie and others, by killing him. “No Lennie. I ain’t mad. I never been mad, an’ I ain't now that’s a thing I want ya to know” (106) by the sincere and caring tone used in this quote, it is clear to see George is doing this for the right reasons. Bad things would have kept happening along with how he would have suffered a worse death. This shows how George is responsible because he did something really difficult of killing his friend and giving up his hope of achieving his dream. There are many ups and downs when it comes to doing what is