True Friendship in John Steinbeck´s Of Mice and Men

The characters make dreams that cannot be achieved in John Steinbeck’s, Of Mice and Men, where friendship and loneliness are shown by certain characters in this novella.

Friends are an important part of everyone's life. The friends you choose can sometimes alter your life. Not all friends are true friends and not all friends are good ones. A true friend should tell you the truth no matter what. Most people don't want to be friends will someone who will lie to them.

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.

What would you do, if you had a friend that always got in trouble and prevented you from being where you want to be? In the novel, “ Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, there are two great friends George Milton and Lennie Small who travel everywhere looking for work and chasing their dream. While taking care of Lennie, George demonstrates being kind and caring, which shows how people who are inspired to push harder to achieve their goal. Throughout the novel, George demonstrates kindness towards Lennie. At the beginning of the story The boss questions George for looking out for Lennie so much, “‘ Well, I ain’t never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy.’” Furthermore, The boss observes that George is taking a lot of trouble to take care of Lennie. After this, George denies this statement by claiming that he is his cousin. The readers do not know if this is true, but not to mention it leaves us to believe that he is lying. When this occurs, it gives the readers clues that there strong friendship may not go unnoticed. The author does this to make the readers think that their friendship being recognized, likewise may happen later on in the story. Again, someone recognizes their friendship and how kind George is to lennie to go through all of this trouble with him. While George meets slim for the first time, Slim says, “‘ Funny how you and him string along together’” then George replies “‘ What’s wrong bout it?’” (39). Again, someone recognizes their friendship.

What do you think Steinbeck says about the theme of friendship in Of Mice and Men?

Individuals have had to do something they do not want to do at least once in their lives. It could be something small, or something to a bigger extent. In the novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, many characters struggle with loneliness because the novel is set during the Great Depression when many people found it difficult to make a living. This is one of the reasons why many readers find it odd that Lennie Small and George Milton travel together in these desperate times. George and Lennie look out for each other at every place they go. At the Tyler Ranch, Lennie’s disability causes him to get into trouble, big trouble. George has to make the toughest decision of his life: kill his friend or let him die a painful death. George decided to kill Lennie because he would not be able to allow Lennie to experience misery. George Milton did not kill Lennie Small out of hate, but out of friendship.

Of Mice and Men may be the most thrilling, suspenseful story of its era. The theme builds on friendship. How are some of the characters are lonely? Also how Steinbeck portrays friendship in this novel. What I think this book is about is having life long friends and, is it always the way to go even if you have to do something so bad I will end the friendship.

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.

“To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.” ― Mark Twain. Twain's words relate to Lennie and George in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, who divide their happiness and joy with each other. In the story Lennie and George are companions very close though they have their ups and downs. Lennie and George find a ranch to work on where they meet many people like Candy, who is an old man who lost his dog, Curley--the boss's son and his wife. At the ranch they get into many different things- good, bad, involving other characters and more. In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck shows that companionship is beneficial in many ways.

One of the major themes in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is that having a dream spreads hope, friendship, and determination, which helps to strive onward in life.  Three major examples inside the novel show this idea.  The first example is Candy’s loss of his dog and following George and Lennie’s dream of owning land.  A second example is Crook’s memory of his father’s chicken ranch.  Anothert example is George's and Lennie’s dream of having their own place.  These three examples show the theme that having high aspirations breed hope, friendship, and determination, allowing one to strive onward with a sense of self-worth or importance.

In the novel of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses multiple characters to show how companionship is valuable in rough times. The author places the setting during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. The Dust Bowl was a time of intense hardship and caused many people to lose hope. In the book, George and Lennie are ranch hands. They have been through, and taken care of each other in the rough times throughout the dustbowl. Steinbeck uses multiple unique characters to prove that people should learn how much companionship is valuable in rough times.

"Of Mice and Men" is a book about two men and their struggle to achieve their dream of owning a small ranch through their companionship. The two men are completely different, one being a retarded fellow (Lennie), and the other, a typical ranch hand(George) who travels with him. On the path to achieving their dream, they run into obstacles, but stick together, stressing the importance of true friendship. Steinbeck wrote this book to tell us how important it is to have a friend to share your life with.

Being burdened by close friends or family can be especially bothersome or problematic, as there is a need to constantly attend to them. The responsibility of satisfying each other’s needs before one’s own or repairing their mistakes is often shared between both parties, as well as the negative consequences that may follow. At times, it may even seem simpler to just abandon hope and desert them; however, the fear of loneliness generally prevents this from occurring. John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men consists of a diverse group of people living and working on a ranch. Although they come from many walks of life, they all share one similar trait. Many of the characters’

In the novella Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, the relationship between Lennie Small and George Milton is complex. Lennie and George are two companions who look for work and brave the hardships of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression together. Although Lennie and George are both grown men, their relationship resembles more of a child and a single parent, or a boy and his dog. Lennie is portrayed as animalistic and childish through his behavior and Steinbeck’s comparisons. This reveals the crucial power dynamic in George and Lennie’s relationship.

Imagine going through life without having any friends. The story Of Mice and Men, by