In the novel “Of Mice and Men,” Steinbeck portrays friendship as one’s essential need in life, and how true friends will be willing to go the extra mile for each other no matter what the consequence will end up being. On the other hand, it can become quite difficult to face the obstacles in life without having someone to experience it with. In the novel, Lennie and George portray the true meaning of friendship. For example, at the end of the novel, George decides to shoot Lennie himself instead of letting Lennie to be tortured by the evil hands of the ranchmen. That was a quite difficult decision to make, but George did it for the best of Lennie.…
Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, a novel set in the early 1930’s, during the Great Depression, teaches readers about the importance of hard work, friendship, dreams, and sacrifice. While teaching readers these important lessons, George -- the main character, who is small, quick, and bright -- is forced to shoot Lennie -- George’s best friend, who, while childish and innocent, got into lots of trouble for unwittingly scaring a woman, hurting Curley’s hand -- after he killed Curley’s wife. Many believe that George did the right thing, because he kept his vow of not letting anyone hurt Lennie, and -- if Lennie had lived -- he would have been lynched -- killed by a mob -- sent to jail, or imprisoned in a “loony bin” -- an insane asylum.…
John Steinbeck wrote a book called “Of Mice and Men.” Of Mice and Men is an engaging novel about two migrant workers, Lennie and George, who are trying to obtain their dreams of having their own home together. George is small and quick and is the alpha. The other is Lennie, who is big and strong, but has a mental disability, making him slow and in constant need of help and guidance. Throughout the book, trouble becomes increasingly worse, and George ends up having to kill Lennie. Most people believe that is was George’s responsibility to look after Lennie, making his killing unjustified. However, George was justified in killing Lennie because Lennie had previously hurt people, Lennie is not going to get a trial, and George cannot always be there for Lennie.…
John Steinbeck portrays the explicitness of the relationship in the novel of mice and men between the characters Lennie and George. Although Lennie and George have grown to be depended on each other throughout the book, hardship would constantly arise due to Lennie lack of understanding. The most controversial issue in this novel was why George killed Lennie. I firmly believed it was the right thing to do because Lennie was a danger around those around him as well as himself, Lennie could not survive without George and if George didn’t kill Lennie. Curly would have. Thus, through these reasons George decisions to kill Lennie was the right thing to do.…
In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie are best friends and migrant farmers. George takes care of Lennie because Lennie is mentally challenged. After Lennie gets in trouble in Weed, George and Lennie go to a new ranch to work. There Lennie gets into a fight with Curley, the boss’s son, kills a puppy, and kills Curley’s wife. Because of these unfortunate events, George kills Lennie. George does the right thing by killing Lennie because not only does George save Lennie from a lot of pain, but he also prevents Lennie from being locked up and being unhappy and confused.…
Even though the story ends with heartache, it still doesn’t remove the fact that Lennie and George knew that their friendship kept them going. John Steinbeck brings the time period of the 1930s to life in Of Mice and Men. The story captures the tale of two men, George and Lennie, use friendship and a dream to overcome challenges. Piece by piece as challenges add, it ends with serious consequences. Steinbeck displays that weakness leads to cruelty through the characters in Of Mice and Men by Crooks trying to acquire a position over Lennie, Candy’s dog dying, and Curley’s wife speaking to Crooks.…
In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George, a wiry caretaker, and Lennie, a childlike worker, focus on the false reality of the American Dream rather than realizing the importance of companionship. Unusually, the workers were like brothers, while most farmers were lonely. Both farmers “labour, and suffer together” (Winthrop 1). While getting fired from their last job, the boys continue their journey onto the next one and wait to see what it brings. Describing the lonely life of men who work on ranches, Lennie explains to George “‘But not us! An’ why? Because... because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you’” (Steinbeck 14). Despite having little success, George attempts to protect Lennie however he frequently remarks…
In the tragic novela of mice and men steinbeck presents many themes and symbols that are being represented. Two of the themes are, the predatory nature of human existence, the predatory nature of human existence means that humans are born with the nature of being predatory or hunting other humans or thing. when Crooks criticizes Lennie’s dream of the farm and his dependence on George is a big example of this theme in the novela. Another theme would be the importance of fraternity and bonds between men. The men in Of Mice and Men desire to come together in a way that would allow them to be like brothers to one another. That is, they want to live with one another’s best interests in mind, to protect each other, and to know that there is someone in the world dedicated to protecting them is a very big example of the importance of fraternity and bonds between men.…
Friendship is friends sacrificing for each other in situations. In John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice And Men, He allows us to discover symbolism through the characters actions and relationships with others. The novel starts with two men traveling all around the Central Valley of California during one of the saddest era, the Great Depression. Since these two men are always constantly on the move, they do not have many friends but each other. George is small, but quick-witted and lennie is large or immense but has little thinking ability and is not able to take care of his own self. Throughout the novel, the most essential theme is friendship shown by…
The novella written by John Steinbeck is a story whose themes are about friendship, the American dream and innocence. The novella is about two friends whose names are Lennie and George. They went to a new farm hoping to find work, like every farmer, their dream was to get the big stake and hopefully buy their own farm. In the stories there will be some difficulties that will prevent their dreams from happening. Overall I think Lennie was a great friend to George, that is because he looked out for him,protected him and he was always proudly talking about how hard-working his friend is. Many people argue and think the opposite, that George was a bad friend to Lennie. I don’t see it like that, George was gave Lennie though love.…
The loneliness of Crooks, Lennie, Candy, and Curley's wife is shown in many different ways. The first person that is lonely is Crooks. Crooks is lonely because he is the only black man on the ranch, and he cannot go in he bunkhouse because it is filled with white people, so he cannot talk to anyone before bed. For example, nobody is allowed in Crooks room because he is not allowed in the bunkhouse therefore Crooks has books in his room to read. Another person who is lonely is Lennie. Lennie is lonely because all he has is George, and when George leaves Lennie has no one else. He is also lonely because he cannot talk to people because they do not understand him. For example, when George went into town, Lennie had no one to talk to so he went…
Humans have a hunger for human connection, whether it is physical or emotional. This human connection is called friendship. You cannot judge someone on their possessions or on their mental abilities. That has nothing to do with a friendship Sometimes a strong friendship can shape you into a better person. I believe that George and Lennie’s friendship in the novel, Of Mice and Men, have good qualities of a strong friendship. Sharing similar values, being encouraging, and being there for each other, are 3 strong qualities of a great friendship.…
Loneliness, the quality of being unfrequented and remote, isolation. In simpler terms, to feel depressed due to not have companions or being alone. Loneliness is something we’ve all experienced at least once in our lives. Even fictional characters feel the negative, melancholy emotion. For example, George in “Of Mice and Men”, a novel about George and Lennie’s journey to have employment during the Great Depression to fulfill the dream of land ownership. In “Of Mice and Men”, John Steinbeck, the author, uses symbolism to display loneliness by using things like locations and games to show loneliness through characters and how they cope with the feeling.…
Loneliness is the theme of the novel Of Mice and Men. The shadow of loneliness follows the majority of the characters. Loneliness is the meaning of the and the end of the novel. Everyone seems to deal with their loneliness is different ways. Loneliness can be the beginning of people having serious problems. Everyone in life needs and deserves to have someone to talk with, that’s just how life is. How could you possibly live being an extremely lonely person?…
Friendship is something that everyone searches for, and George and Lennie have that. In the book of mice and men, the thing that made their friendship so great was that they took care of one another, they supported each other in striving for their dream, and that they make sacrifices for each other. George and Lennie’s relationship shows us the true meaning of friendship.…