Relationship In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Do you have people in your life that influence you and complete you? “Of Mice and Men,” a story written by John Steinbeck, relates to such relations. John Steinbeck was an incredible writer who has written many amazing novels. Steinbeck originally began at Stanford University as he was studying marine biology, but after a while he dropped out to become a writer. One of his novels, “Of Mice and Men” takes places during the Great Depression and presents the difficulties of finding a job in California through the two main characters, George Milton and Lennie Small. The book has many objectives but I believe that Steinbeck shows most importantly that all humans develop relations with others because those relations fill particular needs. These needs may be social or psychological. Candy and his dog’s relation was a relation that filled the needs of a daily life. Candy had taken care of his dog from the moment the dog was born. They had developed a relationship of trust and support. Their lives motivated each other. “I been around him so much I never notice how he stinks.” (Steinbeck pg.44) This shows that they never left each …show more content…
They were really good friends but more than that they supported each other and cared for each other. George and Lennie understood each other’s feelings. George kept much patience with Lennie and supported him in the hardest of times. For example, when Lennie caused some trouble by pulling on a girl’s dress, George stuck right with him and showed him the right thing to do. Most of all, George never left him alone. “No-look! I was jus’ foolin’, Lennie. ‘Cause I want you to stay with me.” (Steinbeck pg. 14) This shows that George loves and cares about Lennie even after knowing that Lennie has disabilities. In the end, George was compelled to kill Lennie because he knew that if he saved Lennie, his life would be abused and he would be given a tortured