Importance of Friendship
Friendship can be a key to success in many difficult situations. During the Great Depression men
struggled to find work. The key to what little success George and Lennie had happened because of their
strong friendship.In Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie criticize each other multiple times and
threaten to leave. However they always stay together in the end because they care too much
about each other. George and Lennie are not like the other men during this time because they have
eachother. Friendships are relationships where people share their talents and qualities helping each other
through life and tough times. George considers Lennie’s …show more content…
George helps Lennie out in all situations, with health, safety, mental stability, and is his guardian
through all times, whether it is good or bad. George gives all the care and advice he can to Lennie. This
is shown when George and Lennie are travelling to the ranch, and Lennie stops to drink out of a pond of
dirty water. “Lennie! Lennie for god sakes don’t drink so much”… “Lennie, you gonna be sick like you
was last night!” (Steinbeck 3). This quote shows that George is concerned about Lennie’s health , and
that Lennie does not know any better to drink dirty water. George is always looking out for Lennie
although Lennie tries his best to look after George too. Lennie says, "I was only foolin', George. I don't
want no ketchup. I wouldn't eat no ketchup if it was right here beside me.If it was here, you could have
some. But I wouldn't eat none, George. I'd leave it all for you. You could cover your beans with it and I
wouldn't touch none of it”(193). Lennie may not be able to look out for George, like how George …show more content…
George tells the story to Lennie many times and even to Lennie before his death. George says , "Someday we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and live off the fatta the lan', An' have rabbits. Go on, George! Tell about what we're gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages and about the rain in the winter and the stove, and how thick the cream is on the milk like you can hardly cut," (119). This quote shows how George would tell the story to Lennie to keep him happy. George also says "With us it ain't like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don't have to sit in no bar room blowin' in our jack jus' because we got no place else to go. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. But not us.Lennie broke in. But not us! An' why? Because… because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why. He laughed delightedly. Go on now, George!" (115).Towards the end of the novel George finds out that Lennie killed Curley’s wife. George realizes that because of Lennie's mistake, Lennie will either be murdered or have a horrible and tough life to come. George wants Lennie to die happy so he tells lennie the story of their dream one last time and kills Lennie himself. While
Friendship can be a key to success in many difficult situations. During the Great Depression men
struggled to find work. The key to what little success George and Lennie had happened because of their
strong friendship.In Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie criticize each other multiple times and
threaten to leave. However they always stay together in the end because they care too much
about each other. George and Lennie are not like the other men during this time because they have
eachother. Friendships are relationships where people share their talents and qualities helping each other
through life and tough times. George considers Lennie’s …show more content…
George helps Lennie out in all situations, with health, safety, mental stability, and is his guardian
through all times, whether it is good or bad. George gives all the care and advice he can to Lennie. This
is shown when George and Lennie are travelling to the ranch, and Lennie stops to drink out of a pond of
dirty water. “Lennie! Lennie for god sakes don’t drink so much”… “Lennie, you gonna be sick like you
was last night!” (Steinbeck 3). This quote shows that George is concerned about Lennie’s health , and
that Lennie does not know any better to drink dirty water. George is always looking out for Lennie
although Lennie tries his best to look after George too. Lennie says, "I was only foolin', George. I don't
want no ketchup. I wouldn't eat no ketchup if it was right here beside me.If it was here, you could have
some. But I wouldn't eat none, George. I'd leave it all for you. You could cover your beans with it and I
wouldn't touch none of it”(193). Lennie may not be able to look out for George, like how George …show more content…
George tells the story to Lennie many times and even to Lennie before his death. George says , "Someday we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and live off the fatta the lan', An' have rabbits. Go on, George! Tell about what we're gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages and about the rain in the winter and the stove, and how thick the cream is on the milk like you can hardly cut," (119). This quote shows how George would tell the story to Lennie to keep him happy. George also says "With us it ain't like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don't have to sit in no bar room blowin' in our jack jus' because we got no place else to go. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. But not us.Lennie broke in. But not us! An' why? Because… because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why. He laughed delightedly. Go on now, George!" (115).Towards the end of the novel George finds out that Lennie killed Curley’s wife. George realizes that because of Lennie's mistake, Lennie will either be murdered or have a horrible and tough life to come. George wants Lennie to die happy so he tells lennie the story of their dream one last time and kills Lennie himself. While