Essay On Friendship In John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice And Men'

Lucy M. Montgomery, a famous Canadian author once observed, “True friends are always together in spirit” (Goodreads, 2016). Lucy M. Montgomery’s statement refers to true friendship as being, “always together in spirit” and not getting separated no matter how far apart they are. True friendship is revealed by the way people act during difficult situations and being able to stay together in either their thoughts or heart, whether it be caring for the person, being responsible for them or protecting them. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the daily lives of Lennie Smalls and George Milton, who work as ranch hands near Soledad, California during the great depression are examined. Lennie and George have been friends since they were small kids and they started to work and travel together when Lennie’s Aunt Clara died. Lennie and George move from town to town often looking for jobs as ranch hands so they can pursue their dream of getting their own farm. However, it's hard for them to stick to one job as Lennie often gets in trouble because he is intellectually disabled, which leads to Lennie having to rely heavily on George to remind him of things and keep him out of trouble. As a result of travelling from town to town George uses his caring trait to comfort Lennie by telling him about their future plans of owning their own farm which leads to Lennie that they depend on each other. Similarly, George uses his responsible trait to cope with the …show more content…
George’s responsible trait is displayed when George explains to Lennie that they are different from everyone else and they have something to look forward to. When George and Lennie set up camp before going to live on the new ranch George explains the future that they have which is different from the regular ranch