Loyalty In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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George and Lennie display true friendship of loyalty to each other like family. According to Aristotle “Complete sort of friendship between people who are good and alike in virtue”. Easily dissolve”. “ its is clear that only the good can be friends for themselves, since the bad do not enjoy their own kind unless some benefit comes from them”. The steinbeck of George and lennie working together, describe their power of the American dream Because they made goals to be successful in life and not be how they are before.
In the story Lennie and George showed their loyalty to each other. Even though they struggled George still stayed committed to Lennie. Even though George felt some type of way and said “nobody give a damn about us Lennie stated

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