Friendship In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Throughout Of Mice and Men, George never leaves Lennie’s; however, George does not seem to like being around Lennie: it is a responsibility he accepts. In one scene at the beginning of the book, George grows intensely frustrated with Lennie and begins a lecture which leads into a one-sided fight. They settle down for the night next to a river, when one insignificant question from Lennie sets George over the edge. He chides Lennie about how he holds him back instead of pushing him forward, and rants, “‘You can’t keep a job and you lose me every job I get. Jus’ keep me shovin’ all over the country all the time. An’ that ain’t the worst. You get in trouble’” (11). As George berates Lennie, he gives the impression that he does not enjoy being with Lennie and instead, treats Lennie like he is an unintelligent child and grudgingly takes him in. If George claims to be a suitable friend of Lennie,

First of all George is always cooking food for Lennie, he is also always trying to find a job for Lennie because Lennie can’t keep one. George makes sure Lennie gets food “I got three cans of beans in my bindle”(steinbeck 8).This quote is very strong because it

    George took Lennie in after Lennie’s aunt died. George knew his aunt pretty well. Lennie had nowhere to go afterwards, so George let Lennie come along with him. George wasn’t always nice to Lennie in the beginning. George would tease him and trick him. Lennie didn’t know any better than to listen to George, even if it was a taunt. After an incident happened to Lennie, George stopped tormenting him. He felt bad for Lennie and how he treated him. From this moment on, George actually took into consideration of Lennie’s mindset. In the book, Steinbeck writes,

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.

He tells Lennie that if he does anything wrong, he has to go to a certain spot. George telling Lennie that the things he does are wrong doesn’t seem to affect Lennie much, because he keeps doing them. If George isn’t mad then Lennie doesn’t think about what he did. “I done another bad thing.” “it don’t make no difference” (Steinbeck 103). George tells Lennie that even though he did something else he wasn’t supposed to, it doesn’t matter. To Lennie this probably makes him think that what he did was ok, as long as George wasn’t mad about it. Lennie continuously does things and George tries telling him not to, but if Lennie keeps doing them with no consequences, it will just keep

Dave Guerrero stated, “Loneliness is my worst enemy, but in the end he’s usually my only friend”. Amidst the Great Depression, most people remained alone through travels and life, as a result of this nearly every person remain isolated and in need of companionship. John Steinbeck portrays the importance of friendship through the ideas of character loneliness, character interactions, along with the meaning and need for friendship during the Great Depression in his book, Of Mice and Men. Loneliness within characters helps to show the importance of friendship throughout the story, Of Mice and Men.

Lennie ends up ruining the peaceful time they have on the farm by killing Curley's wife and Lennie having to run away and George having to chase him to put an end to this. The connection of friendship between George and Lennie, Candy and his dog, and George and Slim deepens existing bonds and entails the story with a common connection.

George admits to another character that he fooled around with Lennie because of his arrogance. But George also says that he never does anything like that anymore to Lennie because George cares a lot about Lennie. This shows that George learns from his mistakes, honestly admits it, and then corrects what he did wrong. In chapter six, Lennie says, “I done another bad thing” (Steinbeck).

Thomas Aquinas, an Italian Dominican philosopher, once said, “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is an amazing example of this quote. The story displays a short glimpse into the life of George Milton and Lennie Small as they hustle for work in the Gabilan mountains of California. The two men truly care for each other and view each other as family, unlike other men during this time who were just searching for money. After watching their friendship progress, the reader may ask themselves, “How does their friendship render each vulnerable?”

John Steinbeck’s 1937 novel Of Mice and Men is considered a classic, weaving a picture of life during the Great Depression through the perspective of multiple developed and unique characters. Many themes run concurrently with the novel, some taking precedent including loneliness, inequality, responsibility, and dreams. That said, however, the main theme of the novel is friendship. With that in mind, many close relationships are displayed within the book, all of which using unique elements and ideas; Steinbeck communicates a message that friendship is not always conventional. Whether through subthemes such as pity, dependance, or loneliness, Steinbeck depicts to the reader both the healthy and abusive sides of different relationships, questioning

In the novel “ Of Mice and Men " by John Steinbeck, there are many different themes , but friendship is one of the most important themes. There are many different meanings of friendship. According to, Dictionary.com the meaning of friendship is: A friendly relation or intimacy. Friendship is having a close bond with a person. There’s a saying “ The greatest gift of life is friendship.”

Why is friendship so important in the life of a human being? In the fictional novel “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck two men, George and Lennie are very close friends that travel together and have known eachother for a long time. They face multiple challenges, meet new people, and are involved in a plethora of chaotic situations, bringing up the question of friendship in many instances. Shown in many scenes of the book, The true significance of friendship is that it adds comfort and a sense of family to one's life.

Steinbeck shows us that presence of friendship can make people less lonely and have a positive outlook on life. This is shown with George and Lennie as they have each other, unlike the other characters. We see this when George saying "Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place.

Mao Zedong once said “The differences between friends cannot but reinforce their friendship.” A perfect example of this is George and Lennie’s friendship in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. George and Lennie have a unique friendship. The two are opposites, but they would do almost anything for one another. This distinctive friendship has many qualities that allow it to work.

In addition, Steinbeck also shows that George and Lennie are not true friends because they are together for a benefit. Like Lennie with George because he wouldn’t survive without him. According to Aristotle “It is clear that only the good can be friends for themselves, since the bad do not enjoy their own kind unless some benefit comes from them.”Aristotle True Friendship This clearly shows that they are not true friends because they are together just because they benefit being together. Steinbeck confirms they are not true friends when george says to Lennie “I got you! You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get (11)”. This clearly shows that George helps Lennie so Lennie is the one who benefits in this friendship. Then Steinbeck