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Theme Of Friendship In Of Mice And Men
Francisco Castro
English 11
Mr.Woythaler/Mr. Lombardo
February 27, 2010
In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck many topics come up throughout the story. Topics that are about bonds between two people and about people who are lonely. These controlling ideas are used to make different themes in the story. The novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck expresses themes of Friendship and Loneliness through various literary elements.
The theme of a true friend that is always there when he rather is somewhere else is expressed through the use of characterization and conflict. George is characterized as a serious, short tempered man but he has a strong bond with Lennie. He had always told a story with Lennie about a dream and while

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