John Steinbeck in 1937 wrote the noel Of Mice and Men. The novel is about two men, George Milton and Lennie Small, who have a friendship that is more like a brotherhood. The two travel together to find work where George acts more of the older brother and Lennie is more of the younger brother. Lennie, being a forgetful man, may lead one to believe that he has a mental disability but that doesn’t stop him from his hardworking ways. Lennie, not liking the idea of being yelled at by George and only wanting to please George shows the theme that friends can be more like family. First, Lennie is generally a forgetful person and George is constantly reminding Lennie thing he has told him during the beginning of the story. Found in the exposition of
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On page twenty-two of the novel Steinbeck writes, “He got kicked in the head by a horse when he was a kid. He’s awight. Just ain’t bright.” This states that Lennie got kicked in the head causing him not to be smart but okay still and means that he can still do daily functions correctly. Despite, the one time when Lennie actually remembered what George told him, he forgets a lot of what is told and forgets when he can and cannot speak and what he can and cannot do. George treats Lennie as a little brother, like any good big brother or sister would do he always reminds him of things to say and things not to do even though they are not siblings this does again show that friends can be more like …show more content…
Proof of the said lack of friendship is, “And George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head. The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.” (Steinbeck, 106) George just shot Lennie after Lennie accidently murdered Curley’s wife. In that passage it reads that George’s hand shook violently meaning that he was scared and could regret the decision he was making to shoot Lennie. Lennie and George were very close and George having to make that decision was better than letting Curley so it, because that’s what Curley had planned. So George made the choice to make it easier on Lennie, so Lennie didn’t have to deal with Curley and explain to anyone what had truly happened. This friendship choice, a very hard one to make, is something that an older brother would do for a younger brother to keep him
On page twenty-two of the novel Steinbeck writes, “He got kicked in the head by a horse when he was a kid. He’s awight. Just ain’t bright.” This states that Lennie got kicked in the head causing him not to be smart but okay still and means that he can still do daily functions correctly. Despite, the one time when Lennie actually remembered what George told him, he forgets a lot of what is told and forgets when he can and cannot speak and what he can and cannot do. George treats Lennie as a little brother, like any good big brother or sister would do he always reminds him of things to say and things not to do even though they are not siblings this does again show that friends can be more like …show more content…
Proof of the said lack of friendship is, “And George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head. The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.” (Steinbeck, 106) George just shot Lennie after Lennie accidently murdered Curley’s wife. In that passage it reads that George’s hand shook violently meaning that he was scared and could regret the decision he was making to shoot Lennie. Lennie and George were very close and George having to make that decision was better than letting Curley so it, because that’s what Curley had planned. So George made the choice to make it easier on Lennie, so Lennie didn’t have to deal with Curley and explain to anyone what had truly happened. This friendship choice, a very hard one to make, is something that an older brother would do for a younger brother to keep him