Of Mice and Men
Andrew Westall
English 1, P1
Ms. Spradley
17 December 2012 Friendship
What is the definition of friendship? It is a person that knows someone and is loyal to someone. In the novel Of Mice and Men, Lennie and George have to take care and live together ever since Aunt Clara died. Lennie is always getting both George and Lennie into trouble. Now the reason that George doesn’t leave Lennie is because of friendship. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the author explains the theme of friendship and how important it is in our lives.
In the beginning of the novel, George is looking after and taking care of Lennie because their friendship gives them a reason to live. George talks to Lennie about how guys that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world because they have no one to talk to, not them because they have each other. One quote that George says is, “Guys like us that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys I the world. They got no family, they don’t belong no place. We aren’t like them we got somebody to talk to that actually gives a damn about us” (13-14).This is saying that most of the guys in ranches are lonely because all they do is work and care for themselves. Not Lennie and George because they have each other to look after and care for because they are like family. Without George, Lennie wouldn’t have been able to get a job because of Lennie’s disabilities. Next, George is assuring Lennie that everything will be okay in the end, because Lennie gets down pretty easily so George has to keep reminding Lennie about what both of them are going to do in the future. George tells Lennie, “We live off the lan. You know the story Lennie. We’ll have a big vegetable garden patch and a rabbit hunch and chickens”(14). George is trying to tell Lennie that they will be fine and that they won’t be separated. George is telling Lennie what they are going to do in the future because George has to take care of Lennie. Every time Lennie gets
English 1, P1
Ms. Spradley
17 December 2012 Friendship
What is the definition of friendship? It is a person that knows someone and is loyal to someone. In the novel Of Mice and Men, Lennie and George have to take care and live together ever since Aunt Clara died. Lennie is always getting both George and Lennie into trouble. Now the reason that George doesn’t leave Lennie is because of friendship. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the author explains the theme of friendship and how important it is in our lives.
In the beginning of the novel, George is looking after and taking care of Lennie because their friendship gives them a reason to live. George talks to Lennie about how guys that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world because they have no one to talk to, not them because they have each other. One quote that George says is, “Guys like us that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys I the world. They got no family, they don’t belong no place. We aren’t like them we got somebody to talk to that actually gives a damn about us” (13-14).This is saying that most of the guys in ranches are lonely because all they do is work and care for themselves. Not Lennie and George because they have each other to look after and care for because they are like family. Without George, Lennie wouldn’t have been able to get a job because of Lennie’s disabilities. Next, George is assuring Lennie that everything will be okay in the end, because Lennie gets down pretty easily so George has to keep reminding Lennie about what both of them are going to do in the future. George tells Lennie, “We live off the lan. You know the story Lennie. We’ll have a big vegetable garden patch and a rabbit hunch and chickens”(14). George is trying to tell Lennie that they will be fine and that they won’t be separated. George is telling Lennie what they are going to do in the future because George has to take care of Lennie. Every time Lennie gets