Of Mice and Men-Friendship

Lennie and George are polar opposites, and, throughout the whole novel, it seems very unlikely for the two of them to continue helping each other. Against all odds, however, the two main characters stick together throughout the whole ordeal; from becoming unemployed to Lennie killing Curley’s wife, the two longtime friends never leave each others side. As exemplified by this quote said by Lennie: “George wun’t go away and leave me. I know George wun’t do that.” it is clear that he values George’s friendship and he is confident in this that he does not believe that George would leave him. Lennie’s other half, George, also, very clearly, value their friendship and puts George’s well being above his; killing Lennie was probably the hardest decision George could’ve made, but he still did it in consideration of his friend. George didn’t want to see Lennie suffer at the hands of Curley (Curley would probably torture Lennie in some way), so he performs what can be considered as a “mercy kill”. The friendship the two companions share is a bond that cannot be broken, not even by

As Audrey Hepburn said “True friends are families which you can select”. George chose to take care of Lennie and chose to help him out, know matter how stupid of a thing Lennie did. George did stick with Lennie through all the bad things he did and has helped him so much. Except, at the end of the book Lennie killed Curley's wife so George shot him in the back of the head. George was not justified in killing him because Lennie killed her by accident, Lennie could of just served jail time, and George could’ve hid Lennie at the barn they were going to buy.

Coming from the known philosopher, Aristotle, “With true friendship, friends love each other for their own sake, and they wish good things for each other”(Knobel). In Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, there are numerous points of view and arguments over George and Lennie's friendship. The novella focuses on two farm workers, George Milton and Lennie Small, who struggle to keep their jobs and eventually move to a new ranch. With the dream of owning their own land one day, they plan on working there for a few months in hopes of Lennie not getting into trouble again. Lennie does not know his own strength and often gets himself into difficult situations without completely understanding what he did wrong. It is undoubtedly the reason George ends up fatally shooting Lennie in the end before Curley does. Although friendship involves looking out for one another, Steinbeck demonstrates that sometimes the most difficult decisions can be an act of love.

In the heart of every human, there is a longing for companionship. The novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells readers of the tragic tale between two males, George Milton and Lennie Small, who are trying to survive the cruel times of America 's Great Depression. George and Lennie are two ranch workers hopping from place to place in order to survive and fulfill their dreams. Even though the two men are complete opposites, they stick together to the end of the novella. Steinbeck illustrates the theme, the longing and human need for friendship, by constantly pushing many characters through the feeling of loneliness, the benefits of

Friendship is one of the most valuable things to a person. It gives you the freedom to be who you are. Living a life without friendship is like not living at all because you don’t have anyone to experience it with. In your life, you will come across both good and bad friendships. A good friendship is described as honest, loyal, and happy.

When most people think of friendship, they think of a relationship that makes lives better and easier. They think that friends could never do anything bad in our lives, however that’s not always true. Sometimes in friendships, friends make each other vulnerable. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, there are many examples of friendship. The main one is between George Milton and Lennie Small, two friends that spend their life traveling together and trying to live during the Great Depression.

Friendship is an essential part of life; friends support and care for each other. The bond between friends one of the strongest bonds friends can have. Of Mice and Men teaches and expresses the true meaning of friendship through the several friendships in the book. Although there are some aspects of the book, like the racist remarks about the stable buck, that may be seen as negative, it is important to remember that the book was written in a time when remarks similar to those were common and accepted, however this does not make it acceptable. Students should read Of Mice and Men because relationships between George and Lennie, and Candy and his dog convey how true friends will always do what is best for each other.

What led up to the decision to kill Lennie was, “And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck.” (pg. 91) When Lennie panics he tends to latch onto things and not let go, but with his tremendous amount of strength he can harm things easily. In this case it was the death of Curley’s Wife. This detail leads up to the irony of the story where George decides that killing his best friend is for the best.

George wanted to be sure that Lennie was safe even when he “did bad things.” Lennie killed Curley's wife. It may not seem like a very friendly thing to do, but George wanted to be the one to shoot Lennie and make it quick and painless. George knew he was going to die. He also knew that if it were anyone else, it would’ve been a lot worse.

Crooks displayed a mean and scornful person because he had been mistreated for so long that when Lennie starts talking to him peacefully, and ignoring he is African American, he started to become friendly. Crooks exhibited happiness when he made friends with Candy and Lennie. He also exhibited happiness because he became apart of the dream. He lost his loneliness for one scene and he became a totally different person. Lastly, when Crooks friendship got seized, he snapped back to his selfish and protective normal self. That shows how without friendship, he turns into his grumpy, unhappy normal self. “Crooks avoided the whole subject now. ‘Maybe you guys better go,’ he said. ‘ i ain’t sure I want you in here no more. A colored man got to have some rights even if he don’t like

Friendship is an integral part of the life of any human being. Most people feel the need to have a person who they can communicate with and talk about their challenges at any given time. Friendship is essential in

The word friend is attached to a person when you realize the two of you have something in common. The friend role is than facilitated. It provides a growth of structure and roles, from this structure extended family development modes of being and becoming. The important of friend’s role are communicated as a fixed and significant point in one life. The bond between friends may or may not be broken with each stage of a person education level. True friends will be the same the same at any stage of your live. They will always provide a sense of security and continuity with you and your family. When you life is being stripped from almost all other aspects of live the true friend remain constant. Most of them are on your face book page.

Friends are important, they are the ones who are always there for us when we need someone to talk too. Friends make us feel secure and help lift us up whenever we are feeling down. They also help us develop our social skills. We start making friends at a young age and continue making friends as we get older. Building a friendship can also help develop a healthy relationship in the future. As an individual we have different varieties of friends. The types of friends i have are buddies, Best friends, and Far Away friends

Many people say that you meet your life long friends in college. While that is very possible, I believe I have already found my friends for life. This group of girls comes from my high school. I’ve known them throughout my childhood, from elementary school to the awkward stages of middle school, and finally, till the day we graduated high school. Friendship is extremely valuable. Not only to me, but it is important for humans. It has been said that human interaction is needed for survival. Without it, it is as if you are not even living. You could say there is no true definition of friendship, because when it comes down to it, everybody has one of their own. To me, friendship refers to the people you trust, care about, can laugh and cry

In this Earth, I don’t think so who cannot live without friends? I mean I never heard these words like nobody saying that I do not have friends!!! Everyone does have friend. So, everyone need have peers and friends. If you don’t have friends so how would you joke or telling your problem with your peers and Friends. This thing is more advantages in my life because when I have gotten some problem so I just tell them and they are supporting to me every time when I want to solve my problem. Who else when you have problem and you got support from another person or friends? However, I can divide my friends into three groups 1. Honest friends, 2. Successful friends 3. Motivated friends. The purpose for the classification depends on my behavior; I mean how well I am with my friends. Friends need to be Honest, also who can share your problem. Friends need to be having peanut butter and jelly who can stick with you any time. Whenever I do have problem so I just tell my friends and they helping me out every time, from this lesson I gained, friends are sometime giving lesson as a Parents or teacher it is important that for a good friends need to be have Loyalty, trustworthy, respectful and who can take caring of me.