. George finds them places to live and work because he wants to be a good friend and companion to Lennie. He and Lennie are good friends because they balance each other out. They show each other different perspectives and they help each other see things differently. George shows Lennie love in weird ways.
“‘Well I ain’t never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy. I just like to know what your interest is’” (Steinbeck 22). George was given the job of Lennie’s caretaker from Lennie’s aunt Clara. George and Lennie have worked many jobs together.
As a result this is demonstrated by the characters George, Candy and Lennie. The first character that demonstrates this George. Then George shows his companionship with his relationship with Lennie. For example, “I want you to stay with me here”(pg 104).
In John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men there are a lot of themes. The themes consist of friendship, loneliness, discrimination and dreams. All of these themes are important, and play immense role in the outcome at the end. The major theme is that friends stick together; unconditionally; this is demonstrated through Lennie and George's actions in Weed, in the bunk house, and in the aftermath of Curly's wife's death. One example of true friends sticking together is exemplified when George stays with Lennie after Lennie's actions in Weed.
Evan Solveson Mr. Feuerstahler Accelerated English 10 April 18, 2023 Complicated relationships in “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck uses friendships and relationships throughout “Of Mice and Men” in a very interesting and complex way that adds great depth to the story. Throughout the book, there are many different friendships that can be observed by the reader. These friendships can be interpreted in vastly different ways, and they can vary in relevance to the story. A few examples of friendships throughout the story are George and Lennie, Lennie and his puppy, Candy and his dog, and Curley’s wife and Lennie.
In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, how were George and Lennie able to remain friends even though it seemed odd to most people? Although George struggles to take care of Lennie, he remains best friends with him throughout the entire book and helps him. “The relationship between George and Lennie is an oddity to everyone at the farm, but especially to the boss who can not possibly believe that two men could be so strongly attached unless they were blood relatives” (Newman, 37) This paper will focus on why George felt so connected to Lennie and felt the need to protect and take care of him. A lesson that can be taken from Of Mice and Men is that friendship can change the way a person is and cause them to love someone as if they are family.
Lennie and George rely on each other in many ways. George announces that even though he may portray through his actions that he seems mad at Lennie, he is never actually mad at him. This symbolizes companionship versus loneliness because it informs the reader that in a companionship there will be things to overcome in order to have a companion versus being lonely. George tells the
"One can remain true to one's dream and true to one's friend. "(Scarseth 257). George and Lennie shears there dreams and loyalty with each other and if you can do that, that's true friendship. Friendship is very important in the 1930’s the migrant workers has no time to socialize and build friendships. George and Lennie shows friendship in many ways George cares for Lennie and overcomes the dreadful society of the
In the novel, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck showed diverse types of strong friendships between characters in the novel. Even though they could not staying for a long time, they understand each other a bit more than understand itself. John Steinbeck exhibits many forms of friendship, and his characters showed the most significant relationship based on Great Depression. Message of author delivered benefit from character’s companionship and help each other in the harder times of their life.
Paige Dupuy Mrs. McLellan English III March 8, 2023 The novel Of Mice and Men is written by John Steinbeck who tells the story of two ranch workers George and Lennie who undergo several challenges which lead into several different themes like friendship, violence, loneliness and more. The two themes that are frequent are friendship and violence which Steinbeck portrays in several ways. Friendship is an important theme in Of Mice and Men, showing that friendships are extremely important to one's way of life. In the novel George and Lennie were in the woods when they stopped to eat dinner and talk about their future, and how they have each other to survive.
In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck portrays the meaning of loyalty and loneliness by creating the feeling of love and loss between two friends, Lennie and George and an elderly man and his loyal senior dog. Loneliness and loyalty are shown through the relationships in
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.
In John Steinbeck´s Of Mice and Men, the ideas of companionship and friendship are addressed greatly. George and Lennie are companions who have traveled alongside each other for a long time. They have to keep moving because Lennie causes trouble, and essentially strains their relationship. Although they have issues, they have a deep connection which benefits each of them. Steinbeck´s Of Mice and Men uses motifs and characterization to show that companionship is beneficial to individuals.
Ch 1: George complains about having to take care of Lennie, though continues to travel with him. Why might George keep Lennie around? What does this suggest about George’s character? George might keep Lennie around because workers like them are the loneliest guys in the world.
Of Mice and Men: Friendship Friendship is something everyone should experience. The novel, Of Mice and Men, is about a pair of friends, Lennie and George, who go to work on a new ranch after being chased out of the last town. The unlikely pair of friends have been together since the beginning, and Lennie's aunt even told George to look after Lennie after she dies. Lennie, a giant teddy bear, and George, a rock solid wall, share a gigantic dream of owning land for such a small lifestyle. Lennie ends up getting into a huge mess in the new town and George has to make the courageous and upsetting move of killing Lennie in a peaceful way instead of letting him get murdered.
