The Theme Of Friendship In Of Mice And Men

In John Steinbecks book, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck puts great emphasis on the theme of friendship. He demonstrates its importance and shows us the greatness in it. Friendship is something everyone should have, yet some take it for granted. In the book George and Lennie demonstrate this friendship and Steinbeck uses them to get this theme across. In one instance George and Lennie are at a campfire eating, and Lennie wishes he had some ketchup. George get frustrated with Lennie because hes always so selfish. Then Lennie replies with: “I was only foolin’ George, I don’t want no ketchup, if it was right here I’d give it to you.” This means a lot coming from Lennie, because even thought Lennie has a few cognitive disabilities, he still would