In the book Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses the third person omniscient point of view, the characterization of Lennie and George, and the first person narrative point of view to illustrate how having a strong relationship with someone who one trusts changes one’s thoughts and identity. Steinbeck provides an example showing how George influences Lennie using characterization and the third person omniscient point of view: “Lennie, who had just been watching, imitated George exactly.”(page 4, Steinbeck). George’s influence on Lennie causes Lennie to copy everything George does. By getting strongly influenced by George, Lennie’s identity has changed. Another example where Lennie trusts George is the scene when George confesses to Slim that
