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Selfless Friendships In Of Mice And Men By John Steinbeck

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Erwin Laut Mr. Ess 12/26/2016 The act of being selfless is like a lightbulb, it’s either on or it’s off. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinback, Lennie and George are friends in a world of poverty and must rely on each other to survive. In this environment, with people using one another for profit and survival during the Great Depression, can truly selfless friendships still exist? Truly selfless friendships, when defined as being selfless towards your partner 100% of the time, do not exist because people always desire something from their partners, whether it be love or pleasure. On page 80, after Lennie displays his affection for rabbits, Curley’s wife responds with, “Well, if that’s all you want, I might get a
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