ipl-logo

The Importance Of Friendship In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

498 Words2 Pages
Register to read the introduction…

Some people can say that if you’re really close to your friend, it could be reasonable that at times you could get irritated at one another. In the novella “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, friendship is displayed between two characters, George and Lennie. Lennie is always getting into trouble and George is always there to get him out of trouble. Some people would say that George was a bad friend to Lennie, but there are times when you could understand that George just gets annoyed with Lennie. George was an overall good friend to Lennie because he kept him safe and happy. …show more content…

When George warns Lennie not to drink too much water because he’ll get sick (Steinbeck 3), that shows that he cares for Lennie’s health. Another example of George caring for Lennie’ health is when George threw the dead mouse away that Lennie was petting (Steinbeck 9) because he knew that the mouse could’ve carried diseases and transmit them to Lennie. If George wasn’t a good friend, why would George care if Lennie gets sick or not? Another reason why George was a good friend to Lennie was that George tried to keep Lennie happy. Whenever Lennie wanted George to talk about their future farm, George never said no, he knew it would make Lennie happy. George knew that talking about the farm always makes Lennie giggle and happy, so he never refused to talk about it. Another example of George making Lennie happy was when Lennie crushed Curley’s hand. Even after Lennie completely crushed Curley’s hand, George tells Lennie that he’ll still let him tend the rabbits (Steinbeck 65) because he knew if he didn’t let him, Lennie would be very

Show More
Related
492 Words | 2 Pages

On page 13 John Steinbeck writes “Lennie pleaded “come on tell me----like you done before”... “You get a kick out of that, don’t you? Awright, I’ll tell you then we’ll eat our supper…” This shows how George was asked to tell Lennie about the rabbits and he

Read More
164 Words | 1 Pages

Lennie cares about George. Lennie always wanted to be with George because, he needed a companion, but he may have trusted him a bit too much. “I turn to Lennie and say jump in and he jumps, couldn’t swim a stroke. He damn near drowned. "(Steinbeck, 40)

Read More
1066 Words | 5 Pages

George is a true friend to Lennie because, even though he doesn’t show it all the time, he loves Lennie. He supports Lennie and his dreams to own a farm of rainbow bunnies, even though they don’t exist. According to the article “The Measure of Friendship” it states “it was okay to be an outcast, and what the true measure of friendship was” (Davis, Zac. " The measure of friendship.

Read More
906 Words | 4 Pages

George knows that if Lennie lives a life, it'll cause them both trouble. Like in the instance where he killed a man's wife, in which the author writes “And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck.” (Steinbeck 91) Lennie murdered a woman, so he needs to be shot for his actions. So then George kills Lennie, the author writes in regard to this “Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, lay without quivering.”

Read More
424 Words | 2 Pages

The reason he always does that is because he wants to ensure he has a job so he won’t struggle with having to find one himself. George also constantly tells Lennie stay away from Curley and his wife (Steinbeck 32). He’s trying to protect Lennie, being so innocent he easily gets into trouble. All of these examples not only show how he protects Lennie but also guides him. George has always stayed with Lennie regardless.

Read More
748 Words | 3 Pages

In the novella Of Mice and Men by the author John Steinbeck, George Milton and Lennie Smalls deal with the pitfalls of migrant work while employed as ranch hands in the midst of the Great Depression. Steinbeck explores the theme of brotherhood through George’s responsibilities towards Lennie, Lennie’s downfall, and the ranch hands’ camaraderie. Throughout the work, John Steinbeck proves that brotherhood cannot outstand all of life’s challenges and necessary decisions. First, George’s dedication to Lennie shows an example of brotherhood in the plot.

Read More
516 Words | 3 Pages

During most of the story we can tell that Lennie focuses on things like his dream of tending the rabbits; and he is always trying to make George happy, for example by letting him have all of the imaginary ketchup so George could eat his beans with it. It’s safe to say that George can find Lennie a bit annoying at times. What will help us understand why Lennie and George are such good friends it this quote: “I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you.” What this means is that Lennie need someone to look after him, and George need someone to care

Read More
880 Words | 4 Pages

”(72) he can’t believe that something like that would happen to George that will leave him alone. After George had scolded him had replies ”If you don 't want me I can go off an’ find a cave. I can go away any time”(13). He requests that it would better off for George and everyone else if he is alone, even though he wants someone to talk to and be with. None of the other people really like Lennie on the farm and especially when the climax of the story happened he was dreadfully hated.

Read More
715 Words | 3 Pages

The relationship between the characters George and Lennie is a strong example of friendship in this novel. George and Lennie had been friends since they were kids; Lennie has always relied on George to get him out of tough situations since he is mentally challenged. When George and Lennie had arrived at the ranch the boss was wondering why Lennie couldn’t speak for himself; and that is when George had to step in, “George said, ‘He’s my … cousin. I told his old lady I’d take care of him.

Read More
837 Words | 4 Pages

Throughout Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, George slowly starts to become more mind and accepting of Lennie in him life. Even though George’s attitude changes over the course of the novella, in ways his attitude stays the same. George may have started to be more kind towards Lennie and not want to let him go, but he still pittys him. He always feels sorrow and compassion for Lennie 's misfortunes. Though he has always helped him, he could never help him get over his mental illness.

Read More
129 Words | 1 Pages

In ‘Of Mice and Men’, written by John Steinbeck, friendship is portrayed as one of the main themes in this novella and a very important part of people’s lives. Steinbeck also portrays friendship by highlighting the importance of friendship and showing how its presence and absence can trigger many positive and negative emotions. Its presence creates hope, feeling of companionship and a sense of responsibility. In spite of friendship’s presence creating positive feelings, its absence does the complete opposite. It generates a feeling of loneliness and isolation.

Read More
947 Words | 4 Pages

1. Ch 1: What is the relationship between George and Lennie? How is this relationship implied? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

Read More
661 Words | 3 Pages

If he finds out what a crazy bastard you are, we won’t get no job” (Steinbeck 6). George is very directive over Lennie, and does not want him to mess up anything. Lennie listens to George because he does not know any better, and is like a little brother who wants to please his

Read More
981 Words | 4 Pages

A true friendship is something that everyone wants to have but not everyone can have it. in the novella Of Mice and Men the author shows the true meaning of friendship and these 2 best friends Lennie and George shows that they have Friendship and they love each other,care for each other and always have their backs i give some really great evidence and try to show you the relationship these guys had. Through the book George one of the two main characters he shows how he cares and takes care of his good friend the other important character Lennie,who was a mental disability but he still loves him but he does show some tough love. In the book George has been shown numerous times that he takes care of Lennie but the first quote It 's because Lennie was in trouble he was about to die,but his friend does something really beautiful “Couldn 't we just lock him up the poor bastards nuts{steinbeck 87}”In this quote he 's trying to convince the guys who were about to kill him by saying he didn 't know what he was doing,This quote means that he really cares for his friend and he 's trying to save him.

Read More
796 Words | 4 Pages

TIt is important to note here that the terms Norman used along with his numerals were I: Extraversion/Surgency, II: Agreeableness, III: Conscientiousness, -IV: Emotional Stability and V: Culture. While these terms are often still used in the five factor personality theory, the eventual emergence of the more commonly used and understood terms in the field related to Norman’s IV and V positions are ‘Neuroticism’ and ‘Openness to Experience’; these terms are related to the convergence of research done within the lexical approach and the questionnaire approach. The Questionnaire Approach Personality research and theory has and largely still relies mostly on the self-report instrument of the questionnaire for the information that guides it. It

Read More

More about The Importance Of Friendship In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Related Topics

Open Document