The Importance Of Friendship In Of Mice And Men
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. One of the ways that their friendship is so great is because they take care of one another. George always looked after Lennie’s back, and Lennie always had George’s back. “Because I got you and you look after me” (Steinbeck 15). They show how they take of one another because they travel together to make sure they are both okay. “We travel together” (Steinbeck 28). Back then it was hard to find a friend that would have your back no matter what, especially as a migrant worker but that is what made
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George could of done a lot of different things with his life but he watches after Lennie so he does the same thing all the time because of Lennie but he makes that sacrifice because he is close to him. “When I think of the swell time I could have without you I’d have peace” (Steinbeck 11). You sometimes can’t always have the thing you want likes when Lennie wanted ketchup with his beans but he didn’t have ketchup and if they did Lennie would have gave it to George. “If it was here you could have some” (Steinbeck 12). Another thing that people do is that they sacrifice their time or happiness so someone else would be happy. Like how George would stay and work at the place so that Lennie could go and start up their little place and he would work for the money that they still needed to pay for it. “You and Lennie could get her started an’ I’d get a job an’ make up the rest” (Steinbeck 60). This is how making sacrifices and giving for someone else can make the biggest
George could of done a lot of different things with his life but he watches after Lennie so he does the same thing all the time because of Lennie but he makes that sacrifice because he is close to him. “When I think of the swell time I could have without you I’d have peace” (Steinbeck 11). You sometimes can’t always have the thing you want likes when Lennie wanted ketchup with his beans but he didn’t have ketchup and if they did Lennie would have gave it to George. “If it was here you could have some” (Steinbeck 12). Another thing that people do is that they sacrifice their time or happiness so someone else would be happy. Like how George would stay and work at the place so that Lennie could go and start up their little place and he would work for the money that they still needed to pay for it. “You and Lennie could get her started an’ I’d get a job an’ make up the rest” (Steinbeck 60). This is how making sacrifices and giving for someone else can make the biggest