“For the rabbits,” Lennie shouted as George pushed the muzzle of his gun up to Lennie’s neck and pulled the trigger ending their partnership of dreams and friendship (Steinbeck 105). In
Steinbeck’s infamous novella Of Mice and Men, two men, George and Lennie, endure the joys and hardships of a lifelong friendship, from which this overshadowing theme is captured throughout their story. Within the novella, friendship is a vital element that maintains these character’s drive in pursuing their lifelong dreams of owning a farm together and also keeps alive the essence of their brotherhood. Friendship in our lives may be seen as secondary or even unnecessary, due to conflicts of interest or personality differences between individuals. However, Steinbeck makes the point that friendship is vital to human survival, especially in the cases of George and Lennie. Their friendship has a deep influence upon their decisions and also affects the stimulation of their physiological and psychological states.
George and Lennie’s friendship is characterized not simply by a genuine emotional connection …show more content…
In his novella, Steinbeck, through the example of George and Lennie, reiterates friendship’s importance to human survival, as it profoundly impacts one’s decisions and aspirations while and also stimulation one’s mental and material pleasures. Moreover, George and Lennie, exemplify the comfort and calamity that comes along with a lifelong friendship, which teaches one to go beyond self-interests for the sake of social justice. Despite its resulting failure to help achieve their dream, Lennie and George utilized their friendship to truly pushed the envelope, breaking people’s view of friendship as irrelevant that made George and Lennie according to John Steinbeck, worthy of “living of the fat of the land”
Steinbeck’s infamous novella Of Mice and Men, two men, George and Lennie, endure the joys and hardships of a lifelong friendship, from which this overshadowing theme is captured throughout their story. Within the novella, friendship is a vital element that maintains these character’s drive in pursuing their lifelong dreams of owning a farm together and also keeps alive the essence of their brotherhood. Friendship in our lives may be seen as secondary or even unnecessary, due to conflicts of interest or personality differences between individuals. However, Steinbeck makes the point that friendship is vital to human survival, especially in the cases of George and Lennie. Their friendship has a deep influence upon their decisions and also affects the stimulation of their physiological and psychological states.
George and Lennie’s friendship is characterized not simply by a genuine emotional connection …show more content…
In his novella, Steinbeck, through the example of George and Lennie, reiterates friendship’s importance to human survival, as it profoundly impacts one’s decisions and aspirations while and also stimulation one’s mental and material pleasures. Moreover, George and Lennie, exemplify the comfort and calamity that comes along with a lifelong friendship, which teaches one to go beyond self-interests for the sake of social justice. Despite its resulting failure to help achieve their dream, Lennie and George utilized their friendship to truly pushed the envelope, breaking people’s view of friendship as irrelevant that made George and Lennie according to John Steinbeck, worthy of “living of the fat of the land”