Relationship Between George And Lennie In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men
What would you call a true friend? A person whom one knows who has a special mutual bond with. How far would you be willing to go to help them or protect them? How far would you go to take care of your best friend? What exactly would you call a true friendship? George and Lennie had a true friendship in the book Of Mice and Men wrote by John Steinbeck. What length would you go to for someone and what would it take? George and Lennie would be considered true friends. George went over extreme lengths to take care of Lennie and always have his back no matter what the situation was. George always gets Lennie out of terrible situations and always has his back to take the blame. He doesn’t want to see Lennie get hurt. Lennie is a large, mentally
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Although it hurt George to do it, he fixed their problems together and for both of them.
George faces a difficult problem in the end of this book because he has to decide what will be best for Lennie in the long run no matter how it affects him. I am stating that, some people may think that Lennie was holding George back, and that he felt like he “had” to take care of Lennie. However, that is not true, George probably wouldn’t have made it this far in his life without having Lennie along the way. Lennie was big and strong and took care of George and looked out for him, at the same time that George took care of Lennie. While it is strongly debated if George and Lennie had a true friendship or not, you can see that they did. Although, Lennie was not completely responsible for his actions due to his mental disability, he could still not fix his problems or keep running from his past when he continually repeats it. George has Lennie’s back through it all. Some people question the fact that, if they were true friends than why would George kill Lennie. I strongly agree that they are true friends because George did what was going to be the best for Lennie and was not selfish about the situation. Further to argue I also think that it was the right thing to
Although it hurt George to do it, he fixed their problems together and for both of them.
George faces a difficult problem in the end of this book because he has to decide what will be best for Lennie in the long run no matter how it affects him. I am stating that, some people may think that Lennie was holding George back, and that he felt like he “had” to take care of Lennie. However, that is not true, George probably wouldn’t have made it this far in his life without having Lennie along the way. Lennie was big and strong and took care of George and looked out for him, at the same time that George took care of Lennie. While it is strongly debated if George and Lennie had a true friendship or not, you can see that they did. Although, Lennie was not completely responsible for his actions due to his mental disability, he could still not fix his problems or keep running from his past when he continually repeats it. George has Lennie’s back through it all. Some people question the fact that, if they were true friends than why would George kill Lennie. I strongly agree that they are true friends because George did what was going to be the best for Lennie and was not selfish about the situation. Further to argue I also think that it was the right thing to