Importance Of George And Lennie Friendship

Friends - almost everyone has and needs at least one during their lifetime. Research shows that an average person will go through roughly 400 friendships during their life. Out of those 400 only a handful actually lasts. Therefore you cherish those close friends since they’re quite rare! In the novella “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck tells the tale of two grown men, George and Lennie. George and Lennie are the best of friends, however just like any other friendship, they have their fair share of ups and downs. Yet they care about each other immensely and that’s all that matters.
It’s safe to say that George and Lennie had a friendship equivalent to no other. They lived, traveled, and worked collectively. They even had a future planned out! George and Lennie dreamt about buying a farm, raising a few animals and as Lennie puts it, “live off the fatta the lan’,” (Steinbeck 14). If George was a “bad” friend he wouldn’t even consider doing something like that with Lennie. In the beginning of the novella Lennie finds a rat, but kills it because he pet it harshly (Steinbeck 9). Apparently that’s how it always goes when Lennie finds a rat. George threw the rat away, but he did it for Lennie’s own benefit! George even promises to get Lennie a pup since it’s bigger and stronger than a rat (Steinbeck …show more content…
Lennie noticed a girl wearing a red dress and just wanted to touch it. When he went to go touch the dress the girl became petrified and screamed for help! She claimed that he tried to rape her, though all he wanted to do was touch the red dress. Men wanted to lynch Lennie as a result of this slight understanding! George, (being the good friend he is) grabs Lennie and runs away (Steinbeck 42). George could’ve left Lennie to fend for himself, but since George cares about him he couldn’t have let that happen. Even when George tells the story to Slim he defends Lennie and his