As humans none of us want to be alone, it is almost out of necessity that we crave companionship. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck most of the characters admit their loneliness. That is except for Lennie as he has George. Friendship is one of the strongest and longest lasting bonds that we as humans can make. The reason for this is the traits that are attributed to forming friendships some of which are trustworthiness, dependability, and loyalty. George’s feelings for Leinnie as well as the strong bond they share forced him to kill Lennie, which was his way of honoring their friendship.
In many relationships trust is a fundamental necessity for the relationship to strengthen and the same holds true for friendship. George is blindly …show more content…
George is very loyal as he has stayed with Lennie even after everything that Lennie did in weed. George explain to Slim the reason they were run out of Weed saying “he seen this girl in a red dress. Dumb bastard like he is, he likes to touch everything that he likes…So he reaches out to touch the red dress” (Steinbeck 41). George stayed with Lennie even though he had gotten him run out of town. In Weed Lennie was branded a rapist and was forced to flee but throughout that dilemma George never abandoned him. Loyalty can take on a separate meaning apart from being support or faithfulness it can also mean merciful. After Lennie had killed Curley’s wife he went and hid himself in the brush where George had told him to. Later George had come and they started talking about the farm they were going to get when “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 shooting Lennie is symbolic of his loyalty towards Lennie, he being the one to take care of him, was also the one who ended up killing him. George shot Lennie as a friend because him shooting Lennie saved him from the fear of being hunted by the others and the pain of being shot. George’s trust worthiness, …show more content…
At first George had taken advantage of Lennie but after seen the result of his actions starts to genuinely care about Lennie. Lennie’s mental disability makes it hard for him to do many things, which is why he depends on George to help him do the things he can’t. George’s loyalty towards was built up over time, and because of that forced him to take Lennie’s best interest into account and make the ultimate sacrifice. Society can learn a something from George’s actions especially politicians. If something seems hard but you know is right then you should pursue it and do it. As so many politicians take the easy way out our country is suffering and will continue to suffer, until a brave soul makes the choice the pull the trigger to saves us from all the fear and
In many relationships trust is a fundamental necessity for the relationship to strengthen and the same holds true for friendship. George is blindly …show more content…
George is very loyal as he has stayed with Lennie even after everything that Lennie did in weed. George explain to Slim the reason they were run out of Weed saying “he seen this girl in a red dress. Dumb bastard like he is, he likes to touch everything that he likes…So he reaches out to touch the red dress” (Steinbeck 41). George stayed with Lennie even though he had gotten him run out of town. In Weed Lennie was branded a rapist and was forced to flee but throughout that dilemma George never abandoned him. Loyalty can take on a separate meaning apart from being support or faithfulness it can also mean merciful. After Lennie had killed Curley’s wife he went and hid himself in the brush where George had told him to. Later George had come and they started talking about the farm they were going to get when “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 shooting Lennie is symbolic of his loyalty towards Lennie, he being the one to take care of him, was also the one who ended up killing him. George shot Lennie as a friend because him shooting Lennie saved him from the fear of being hunted by the others and the pain of being shot. George’s trust worthiness, …show more content…
At first George had taken advantage of Lennie but after seen the result of his actions starts to genuinely care about Lennie. Lennie’s mental disability makes it hard for him to do many things, which is why he depends on George to help him do the things he can’t. George’s loyalty towards was built up over time, and because of that forced him to take Lennie’s best interest into account and make the ultimate sacrifice. Society can learn a something from George’s actions especially politicians. If something seems hard but you know is right then you should pursue it and do it. As so many politicians take the easy way out our country is suffering and will continue to suffer, until a brave soul makes the choice the pull the trigger to saves us from all the fear and