The Role Of Friendship In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Friendship is a vital factor in the world we live in today and a major essential in life. A study shows that a strong relationship improves and contribute in our health and development. In fact, out of 396 friends a person can have in a lifetime, only 1 out of 12 friendship actually lasts. But an obstacle which hinders that treasure is the continuous cycle of discrimination which leads to desolation. In Of Mice and Men, a novella by John Steinbeck, the author constructs the idea that a certain gender, color, disability, or age are looked down upon. In the story, the misfits, Candy, an old man with a missing hand, Crooks, a colored man with a crooked back, Lennie, a big guy with a mental disability and Curley’s Wife, the only female at the ranch are all treated differently due to their

One of the ways John Steinbeck delineate the value of friendship is through the bonding and relationships made by the characters. For instance, when two migrant farmers, George and Lennie stayed near the Salinas river on a Thursday evening to rest before they start working the next day, George states that, ¨Guys like us, that work on ranches are the loneliest guys…” and “got nothing to look ahead to¨ (13-14). By including this detail, Steinbeck helps the reader understand that it is hard out there as a migrant farmer, but a person carries a special relationship with someone can bear a lot more and do things better when you have a friend. In addition, during leisure of George and Lennie’s at the Salinas river, George struggles preparing beans for the two of them due to the disagreement of putting ketchup on the beans. George got tired of Lennie wanting something that they don’t have, therefore George went on about how he could be more successful and live simple