Friendship in John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"

In the The book mice and men by John Steinbeck, there are many meaningful themes. One specific theme in the novel is that friends will do anything for you. Many characters and the conflicts they came upon of helped to create the novel's theme.
The most meaningful line in Steinbeck's novel that creates the theme is "because I got you to look after me and you got me to look after you ". This line shows the aspect of pure friendship. They have to rely on each other because they're connected Lennie and George weren’t even family but still they had this unbreakable bound. When one of them is in need or trouble they will be there for each other.
Next George was very supportive to the theme. George is one of the characters in the novel mice of men. He is the best friend of Lennie and his keeper . An important line that was said by George in the novel is "I ain't mad, I never been mad. An' I'm not mad now." Showed how George had never really hated Lennie. But this whole time he had just lost his temper because he truly loves Lennie and they are best friends no matter what .
Shockingly, the shooting of Lennie was the most significant to the theme. "Right in the back of the head." the quote shows George's difficult but reasonable action. Shooting Lennie was very hard for George, but George did it to keep Lennie safe from curly and the others that were coming after him . The line shows how George shot Lennie that George might have taken his Best friends life, but 'it was out of friendship and friends will do anything to keep each other safe, even if it means shooting the other.
Also, a symbol corresponding to the theme of friendship is the brush in the area that George and Lennie spent a little time in . A great line that shows this is “ if you jus' get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an' hide in the brush." This line shows that George and Lennie have a spot together that connected some sort of bounding. Somewhere where if one of them are in trouble they can return to . If one does, then the other will know where to find the other and they can solve problems out alone in a place that is isolated from the others that is peaceful . where the brush is no one will be able to find them and they have each other’s company .
In conclusion, friends will do anything for you is a line to support the theme of friendship in the book mice and men by John Steinbeck. Friends will do anything to keep you safe or compliment. which may include death the choice George had to make. Finalizing and knowing your friend will always be there for you may be just enough to keep you safe because friendship is a very important aspect in your life.

by :destinyyyg