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True Friendship In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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“A true friend is someone who has touched your heart and will stay there, they have the ability to change you, even if they don't. They will be etched in your memories forever.” Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck tells a story about a strange friendship between a very strange pair named George and Lennie who embark on an adventure together trying to make a steady living during the Great Depression. Steinbeck paints a realistic portrait of America in the 1930s, and shows us that in times like that having a good friend around can distract you from the reality of the world even for a short moment.George and Lennie have a true friendship because George took care of Lennie and he never wanted Lennie to leave him. George and Lennie have a true friendship because George takes care of Lennie, they have known each other for years, basically since they were little. Steinbeck highlights the relationship between George and Lennie “Him and me was born in Auburn. I knowed his Aunt Clara. She took him when he was a baby and raised him up. When his aunt clara died, lennie just come along with me workin’. Got kinda used to each other after a while.(Steinbeck 40)”. Since George has known Lennie for years he’s always taken care of him, almost like it was second nature to him. Although George taking care of Lennie for all those years is one of the reasons why …show more content…

Whenever Lennie would offer to leave, giving George a Lennie free life. George would immediately turn down the idea. Steinbeck highlights how much George really wants Lennie around “No-look I was just foolin, lennie. Cause I want you to stay with me. Trouble with mice is you always kill ‘em(Steinbeck 13)”. Sometimes Lennie gets on George nerves, and George then goes on saying how things would be easier for him if Lennie was. But when lennie actually suggests that he leaves george and live in a cave, George then begs him not

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