Friendship In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, two men by the names of George Milton and Lennie Smalls live in the small town of Weed. George is Lennie’s caretaker and has been since their childhood. Lennie only knows how to work and take orders. It has been a struggle and a full-time responsibility for George to watch over Lennie and make sure he does not get into trouble. Lennie has the mind of a 5 year old, who enjoys the small things but also has the aggression and strength of an animal. George watches that no harm is brought upon him or else Lennie will act out and they will be forced back out on the streets. George and Lennie are close and nobody can break that bond between them. Most of us will readily agree that George is Lennie’s
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Lennie accidentally kills a puppy in the barn and Curley’s wife sneaks in. She supports Lennie while he’s mourning and then soon confesses her true feelings about Curley. “Well, I aint told this to nobody before. Maybe I ought’n to. I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella” (Steinbeck 89). She makes a confession that justifies the reasoning of her actions and who to blame them on. Unfortunately, she is reaching for sympathy from the wrong person. Curley’s wife goes on about Curley and her regrets of not following her dream. Eventually, the conversation progresses when Lennie is allowed to touch her hair and unintentionally takes advantage. “Look out, now, you’ll muss it. You stop it now, you’ll mess it all up” (Steinbeck 91). Since Lennie has lost his control and once again disrupted their working arrangements, George realizes the extremity of Lennie’s senselessness. Lennie’s loss of self-control can be described by Buddha’s idea that “chaos is inherent in all compounded things…” (“Gautama Buddha”). George must take on the responsibility of figuring out how to handle the situation and how he’s going to escape.. “I ain’t gonna let em’ hurt Lennie. Now you listen. The guys might think I was in on it. I’m gonna go in the bunkhouse. Then in a minute you come out and tell the guys about her, and I’ll come along and make like I …show more content…
George was the only influence on Lennie when it came to taking orders or following commands. He tried his best but Lennie went and made a second mistake that put his life in jeopardy for good. If it was not for George, Lennie would already be dead because of his actions though he was completely unaware of them. Due to the effect that this heartwarming and sympathetic story has on readers, the impact reflects the obvious value to friendship as a symbol of loyalty. George was loyal to Lennie in every way possible, even when he yelled or put hands on him for what he was doing. In the end, George had no choice left but to make a sacrifice in order to live peacefully. Lennie was given a number of chances though he takes advantage of them wrongfully yet involuntarily. What George did to live a better and peaceful life was the ethical and proper thing to
Lennie accidentally kills a puppy in the barn and Curley’s wife sneaks in. She supports Lennie while he’s mourning and then soon confesses her true feelings about Curley. “Well, I aint told this to nobody before. Maybe I ought’n to. I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella” (Steinbeck 89). She makes a confession that justifies the reasoning of her actions and who to blame them on. Unfortunately, she is reaching for sympathy from the wrong person. Curley’s wife goes on about Curley and her regrets of not following her dream. Eventually, the conversation progresses when Lennie is allowed to touch her hair and unintentionally takes advantage. “Look out, now, you’ll muss it. You stop it now, you’ll mess it all up” (Steinbeck 91). Since Lennie has lost his control and once again disrupted their working arrangements, George realizes the extremity of Lennie’s senselessness. Lennie’s loss of self-control can be described by Buddha’s idea that “chaos is inherent in all compounded things…” (“Gautama Buddha”). George must take on the responsibility of figuring out how to handle the situation and how he’s going to escape.. “I ain’t gonna let em’ hurt Lennie. Now you listen. The guys might think I was in on it. I’m gonna go in the bunkhouse. Then in a minute you come out and tell the guys about her, and I’ll come along and make like I …show more content…
George was the only influence on Lennie when it came to taking orders or following commands. He tried his best but Lennie went and made a second mistake that put his life in jeopardy for good. If it was not for George, Lennie would already be dead because of his actions though he was completely unaware of them. Due to the effect that this heartwarming and sympathetic story has on readers, the impact reflects the obvious value to friendship as a symbol of loyalty. George was loyal to Lennie in every way possible, even when he yelled or put hands on him for what he was doing. In the end, George had no choice left but to make a sacrifice in order to live peacefully. Lennie was given a number of chances though he takes advantage of them wrongfully yet involuntarily. What George did to live a better and peaceful life was the ethical and proper thing to