During the 1930’s, there many men that were classified as ‘migrant workers’. These men, moved from ranch to ranch, looking for jobs. Almost all of these ranch hands were travelling alone, for many months, or even years. They did not have families or friends because they did not stay in one spot for too long. There were few men that travelled in pairs, and those friendships were usually the strongest there was. This kind of friendship is shown throughout Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. This type of commitment often requires difficult decisions to be made. Steinbeck uses conflicts between Lennie and other characters to convey that commitment and loyalty can lead to hard decisions, like risking one’s own life to save another, telling your friend
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The second George saw Curley's Wife, he suspected she was trouble. His suspicions were proved correct, when she came into the barn and got herself killed by flirting with Lennie. When the body was found, George knew who did it, even though Lennie was not there. After this, Curley decided that he is, “going for [his] shotgun” and that he will, “kill the big son-of-a-bitch [him]self”(84). When George heard this, he realized that if Curley finds Lennie, Lennie will die in pain and confusion. He had to make one last decision because of the conflict Lennie had caused. This was the hardest decision because Lennie was George's closest and only friend, and he did not want to kill him, but George knew that if he did not kill Lennie, Curley would, and Lennie would die sad and abandoned, like Candy’s dog. So George’s commitment to Lennie resulted in him killing Lennie to protect him from a being shot by Curley. Commitment and loyalty result in hard decisions like risking one’s own life to save another, telling your friend to seriously injure someone, and killing your best friend to save them. This is shown by John Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men through conflict between Lennie and other characters. The relationship between Lennie and George is nowhere near perfect. But the fact that George cares deeply enough about Lennie to risk everything
The second George saw Curley's Wife, he suspected she was trouble. His suspicions were proved correct, when she came into the barn and got herself killed by flirting with Lennie. When the body was found, George knew who did it, even though Lennie was not there. After this, Curley decided that he is, “going for [his] shotgun” and that he will, “kill the big son-of-a-bitch [him]self”(84). When George heard this, he realized that if Curley finds Lennie, Lennie will die in pain and confusion. He had to make one last decision because of the conflict Lennie had caused. This was the hardest decision because Lennie was George's closest and only friend, and he did not want to kill him, but George knew that if he did not kill Lennie, Curley would, and Lennie would die sad and abandoned, like Candy’s dog. So George’s commitment to Lennie resulted in him killing Lennie to protect him from a being shot by Curley. Commitment and loyalty result in hard decisions like risking one’s own life to save another, telling your friend to seriously injure someone, and killing your best friend to save them. This is shown by John Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men through conflict between Lennie and other characters. The relationship between Lennie and George is nowhere near perfect. But the fact that George cares deeply enough about Lennie to risk everything