Loyalty In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck has one main reason why the book's theme is loyalty. This novel takes place in the Great Depression when life was definitely not the same as it is now. The friendship and trust between Lennie and George clearly represents the theme of loyalty in this novel. The friendship between Lennie and George is very strong, because of Lennie's little mind problems, George has to be there whenever and wherever Lennie needs help, because if not, things might get a little out of hand. And that is also a very big part of loyalty in this book. The theme evolves more and more through the entire novel and showcases loyalty in every chapter. Based on the information in the text, “One day a bunch of guys was standin’

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