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Relationship In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men
I would describe George and Lennie’s relationship as, complicated. In all honesty, I would say that their friendship is true and real. George and Lennie are two very different people, but they helped each other along the way and ended up with a strong friendship. These guys had a true friendship, but a lot of people today don’t. The world we live in isn’t about being friendly to everybody, but as sad as it is, it’s very true. This world we live in is greedy and selfish, but with Lennie and George you witness truthful and unselfish friendships. Here is an example of their friendship, “‘Tell you what I’ll do, Lennie. First chance I get I’ll give you a pup’”(Steinbeck 13). George told Lennie this because he didn’t want Lennie to leave. Their

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