Of Mice And Men Friendship Analysis
Someone once said, “True friendship is knowing someone’s faults, and loving them anyways.” This quote is exactly how it sounds. Being a true friend to someone is accepting them for who they are and what they have done in the past. Lennie and George both have done many things in the past, and yet they are still close. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, they display exactly that. Although Lennie and George tend to fight quite often, struggling through hardships along the way, they are always there for each other no matter what; they manage to maintain a very special relationship. Throughout the book, Lennie does some outrageous things that put George over the edge, but in the end, George is always trying to forgive him even if it is not
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Lennie causes George many hardships, but George still loves him regardless. George is really a father figure to Lennie, but George loves Lennie for the type of companionship he expresses to him. Somehow putting the two opposites together, they always make it work. There comes a point in the book where George feels like it is appropriate to tell Lennie how he really feels: “I want you to stay with me, Lennie.” (Steinbeck 13.) George explains later in the book that it is much easier to go around with somebody you know. Really in George’s head, his life would be completely different if it was not for Lennie. Deep down George knows that Lennie is what he can call a “true” friend. Before you even get to know George and Lennie, the book explains something that automatically gives you the idea that George is the leader. “They’re both dressed in denim trousers and coats with brass buttons, one following after the other.” (Steinbeck 2). Along with their appearance, this explanation shows that one of them is the leader, and the other is following his every move. In that case, Lennie would be considered the follower. Additionally to George being the leader of the two, he explains to the guys on the ranch that Lennie and him are in it together. George said coldly. “We travel together.” (Steinbeck 25). By expressing this to the guys on the ranch, it shows that he is true to his friendship with Lennie, and there companionship towards one
Lennie causes George many hardships, but George still loves him regardless. George is really a father figure to Lennie, but George loves Lennie for the type of companionship he expresses to him. Somehow putting the two opposites together, they always make it work. There comes a point in the book where George feels like it is appropriate to tell Lennie how he really feels: “I want you to stay with me, Lennie.” (Steinbeck 13.) George explains later in the book that it is much easier to go around with somebody you know. Really in George’s head, his life would be completely different if it was not for Lennie. Deep down George knows that Lennie is what he can call a “true” friend. Before you even get to know George and Lennie, the book explains something that automatically gives you the idea that George is the leader. “They’re both dressed in denim trousers and coats with brass buttons, one following after the other.” (Steinbeck 2). Along with their appearance, this explanation shows that one of them is the leader, and the other is following his every move. In that case, Lennie would be considered the follower. Additionally to George being the leader of the two, he explains to the guys on the ranch that Lennie and him are in it together. George said coldly. “We travel together.” (Steinbeck 25). By expressing this to the guys on the ranch, it shows that he is true to his friendship with Lennie, and there companionship towards one