Friendships have a tendency to differ from one another, depending on the people in them. Looking at a friendship from the outside, one may see it as healthy, and another may see it as unhealthy. In example, there is a particular friendship that can be found in John Steinbeck’s “ Of Mice and Men” novella. The friendship can be seen as possibly both, but I lean more into believing the friendship is healthy. In the novella, the two men in this debatable friendship, have many differences on their appearances and mental beings. George Milton is a small man who’s quick, with a dark and strong featured face. Every part of this man was defined. As for Lennie Small, he was a large bearlike creature which whom had almost shapeless features and wide
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In the novel, you can pick up bits and pieces leading up to the conclusion that George protects Lennie just by keeping him around and taking care of him instead of abandoning him. Another example of George being a good friend is when George found out that Lennie had killed Curley’s wife. Of course, knowing Lennie was the suspect, George knew that Lennie would be lynched. George asks if theres anything else that can be done with lennie, but George was denied (Steinbeck 91). He soon asked again, and again was denied (Steinbeck 97). While the lynching party was out and in search of Lennie, George (who should’ve been with the group) finds Lennie in the brushed he had assigned in case of trouble. Lennie confesses to George that he’s done another “bad thing” and George explains to Lennie that it doesn’t matter. Lennie expects George to be mad, but George explains he’s not, nor has he ever been when it’s come to the troubles Lennie’s caused. George just tell Lennie to look across the pool as he tells Lennie about their dream farm again. As George continues to describe the farm, he hears the party coming closer and he raises a gun to the back of Lennie’s head, he shoots him(Steinbeck 106). George doesn 't do this through anger, he does it in mercy. George didn 't want Lennie to suffer for something he didn 't mean to do. No one else saw it as reasonable to take it easy on Lennie, they just wanted the job done. George took matters into his own hands, he found Lennie and took him to his happy place, and killed him fast, easy, and painlessly. These events prove George to be protective over his long time companion. Protecting each other is what a good friend should do
In the novel, you can pick up bits and pieces leading up to the conclusion that George protects Lennie just by keeping him around and taking care of him instead of abandoning him. Another example of George being a good friend is when George found out that Lennie had killed Curley’s wife. Of course, knowing Lennie was the suspect, George knew that Lennie would be lynched. George asks if theres anything else that can be done with lennie, but George was denied (Steinbeck 91). He soon asked again, and again was denied (Steinbeck 97). While the lynching party was out and in search of Lennie, George (who should’ve been with the group) finds Lennie in the brushed he had assigned in case of trouble. Lennie confesses to George that he’s done another “bad thing” and George explains to Lennie that it doesn’t matter. Lennie expects George to be mad, but George explains he’s not, nor has he ever been when it’s come to the troubles Lennie’s caused. George just tell Lennie to look across the pool as he tells Lennie about their dream farm again. As George continues to describe the farm, he hears the party coming closer and he raises a gun to the back of Lennie’s head, he shoots him(Steinbeck 106). George doesn 't do this through anger, he does it in mercy. George didn 't want Lennie to suffer for something he didn 't mean to do. No one else saw it as reasonable to take it easy on Lennie, they just wanted the job done. George took matters into his own hands, he found Lennie and took him to his happy place, and killed him fast, easy, and painlessly. These events prove George to be protective over his long time companion. Protecting each other is what a good friend should do