Comparing Loyalty In Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Trust is something humans struggle with on a daily basis; it means to have a firm belief in truth and reliability in a person. Many children grow up believing that their parents are who they say they are. That’s what I always thought anyway. Until one day, all the trust I put into my parents was gone. I hated them for lying to me. I felt my stomach become a fiery pit of rage. They weren’t my real parents? Although Lennie trusted George with his whole heart in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, George made the smart but difficult decision to kill Lennie.

In the digital, literary, and real world, good friends support each other with encouraging words and pep talks. Parents, however, might be harsher and lecture their child or make decisions for them. To most people, a father or mother is not a best friend. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, George is a bad friend to Lennie because he acts like a parent and treats Lennie like a child. Various situations throughout this novel show how George feels like the father of a handicapped child and is obligated to take care of Lennie. This new role he takes on makes George act out against Lennie.

Good friendships make life easier. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is about two men, George and Lennie, who go on various journeys in order to get a job. Although George would consider Lennie to be his closest friend, he ultimately ends up shooting and killing Lennie. George did this, not out of hatred, but rather out of protection. A good friend will always want what is best for one another. Steinbeck uses his protagonists’ friendship in order to show that true friendship can help make any of life’s hardships less difficult.

On Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, belonging is one of the most essential demands for a human. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the main re-occurring theme throughout the novel was loneliness and the desire of belonging. Multiple characters expressed their feelings of this main theme countless times as the book progressed. You can clearly see the author’s reasoning for writing Of Mice and Men was to express the pervasive emotions experienced by all characters which was the feelings of belonging and loneliness.

The true meaning of friendship can make a person think or do things for someone they never thought they would do. In the story, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck shows many good qualities in men who have so little such as their dreams, caring for each other, and their sacrifices. George and Lennie’s relationship shows us the true meaning of friendship.

As Thomas Aquinas states, “There is nothing on this earth more prized than true friendship.” Friends cheer each other up when they are sad and support them when they are happy. In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, two migrant workers, George and Lennie, arrive as newcomers on the ranch. Throughout the story, different problems are thrown their way, and their friendship is tested with each one. George shows how true friendship requires sacrifice because friends sacrifice personal freedom, they protect each other, and they sacrifice emotional energy.

While friendships is one of their close features, loyalty is also an important trait that impacts their relationship. George and Lennie show great examples of being loyal to each other. Some examples George shows his loyalty to Lennie is by whenever they come across trouble, George still stays with him and never abandoning him. George makes the ultimate sacrifices for Lennie, he chooses to help Lennie escape from town. Lennie basically needs George to survive. Steinbeck shows that the loyalty and sacrifices between them will show people that no matter how much it it takes, you can do whatever it takes to help your friend. George stays with Lennie through thick and thin.

Some people have to face difficult decisions in their life. In fact, some people have to make decisions between life and death. In John Steinbeck’s, Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie are best friends and migrant workers during the Great Depression. Many characters face discrimination in the story including Lennie, Crooks, and Candy. Lennie is a tall guy who has a mental disability which makes it hard to distinguish between right and wrong. Crooks faces racism everyday, while Candy deals with ageism. On the other hand, Curley is a small man who is very intimidated by men bigger and stronger than him. George acts as Lennie’s caretaker and best friend. But, George realizes he has to make a life-changing decision when Curley threatens to hunt

Imagine being discriminated against because of your ethnicity; or being the only woman on a ranch, stuck in a loveless marriage, when all you really want is someone to talk to. What about having to kill that friend, and bury all chances of breaking free from the life of the average migrant worker? How would you feel? These scenarios in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men illustrate the need and desire for companionship in life. There's Crooks, the negro stable buck; Curley's wife, whose marriage to Curley hasn't exactly been lively; and George and Lennie, whose friendship is strong enough to get them to a better life and out of the negetive cycle that the average migrant worker became trapped in during the Great Depression.

In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, Lennie and Curley’s wife make difficult choices that result in painful consequences. Lennie values touching soft objects and obedience, while Curley’s wife values attention. The decisions they make based on these values lead to the climax and tragic ending of the novel.

Even though George killed Lennie at the end of the novella, Of Mice and Men, the act can be seen as being the right choice. Of Mice and Men is a novella written by John Steinbeck that displays strong themes of loneliness, friendship, innocence. The novella takes place in California during the Great Depression. George and Lennie, the two major characters in the novella, display strong connections with each other throughout the whole novella. However, the ending of the novella is unsuspected and is debatable. George is justified in killing Lennie because he was actually benefiting Lennie by killing him and George would not have wanted the other farm workers to kill Lennie instead, since he would have felt

Love and Loyalty are some of the strongest forms of emotion and connection, and there are many examples of this in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Candy and his love for his dog are a parallel for George and his loyalty for Lennie because even though George and Candy get judged for keeping them around, they never let go of them. On pg 39 in Of Mice and Men, Slim says to George: “Funny how you an him string along together.” George responds defensively because he doesn't want people judging his relationship with Lennie. This also shows how George want to keep the secret of what George and Lennie’s relationship actually is.

From undergoing sacrifice to enduring harsh and unpleasant moments in life. There were many moments where women would have to sacrifice something to receive something else in return.

What is Steinbeck trying to explain about loneliness and loyalty?  John Steinbeck uses a lot of examples to explain about loneliness and loyalty starting from friendship to poverty. Of Mice & Men there are many perspectives. John Steinbeck was a writer during The Great Depression and can relate to the problems that the characters went through. Loneliness and loyalty is shown in various ways throughout the novel.

The book Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck shows true friendship best through characters’ interactions. George shows true friendship to Lennie by staying with him. This is shown when George explains to Lennie “if I was alone I could live so easy” (Steinbeck 11). This passage is an example of George showing Lennie true friendship when George sticks with him even though it’s not in his own interest but best for Lennie. Secondly, true friendship is shown by Candy to his dog when even though he doesn’t want to allows Carlson to put his dog out of its misery. Carlson tells Candy ”I’ll put the old devil out of his misery… Awright” Candy replies (Steinbeck 47). Carlson’s interaction with Candy show’s Candy’s love for his dog and even though