Friendship In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

I Have your Back American literature is built on the structure of themes. Themes are found by analyzing the story and plot, then making consequential statements about what the story is about. One can read a majority of stories and find two people or things have a strong connection. Friendship is one of the main connections that is found. The theme of friendship in American literature is one of the most common and interesting themes in the field. The novella, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck is built around the theme of friendship. The two main characters, George Milton and Lennie Small have a special kind of friendship. The friendship is built on trust, hardship, obedience, and love. Lennie depends on George for instruction on what to do with

George is annoyed by the ignorance of Lennie, but stays with him out of pity, love, and tenderness. These two gentleman share a unique bond with one another. Both of them also share a dream. Their dream is to buy a house in the country and “live off the fat of the land”, which means grow their own food, have their own water, cook their own meals, and such. George and Lennie are infatuated by this dream of isolation. Lennie is in particularly engorged with the idea of tending the rabbits. When times get hard for the two men, Lennie frequently asks George to describe their happy place. It is interesting that the happy place that Lennie has in his mind is the last living thought that he utters. George murders Lennie out of friendship when the bullet pierced Lennie’s skull. George knows that Lennie was in his personal heaven. Of Mice and Men has another prevalent friendship that readers notice. The friendship is of the old man Candy and his dog. It is interesting how the author does not give the reader a name for this dog. This occurrence is not simply but mistake. The author's intentions are for the reader to feel little emotion toward the dog and recognize its