Abril Rodriguez Mrs. Nyberg English 10-6 27 March 2014 Plants, Humans, and Freaks Many organisms have mutualistic relationships with other organisms. For example, plants and humans usually help each other. Humans breathe out carbon dioxide, and inhale oxygen, which helps them survive. Plants give off oxygen, and they take in carbon dioxide to survive. This means that plants and humans give each other a crucial ingredient to live. The sea anemone and the hermit crab are also mutual; as well as, shrimp and goby fish. Mutualism means a relationship between organisms in which both benefit. In literature, it is common to see mutualism between characters. Tuesdays with Morrie, The Mighty, and Of Mice and Men are some of the literary works in which mutualism can be observed. Mitch Albom and Morrie Schwartz, surely, demonstrate a mutualistic relationship in Tuesdays with Morrie because both characters benefit from affection, and their visits gives them a sense of purpose. One way Mitch and Morrie share a mutualistic relationship is with love and affection. Morrie is very affectionate and outgoing, so he surrounds himself with the people he loves instead of shutting everyone out when he discovered he had ALS. Mitch describes Morrie’s need for affection when he says, “I suddenly knew why he so enjoyed my leaning over… or wiping his eyes. Human Touch. At seventy-eight, he was giving as an adult and taking as a child” (Albom 116). Mitch sees that Morrie likes affection, and at first he feels uncomfortable at first, but by his last visit, he had changed, ”I leaned in and kissed him closely…he had finally made me cry” (Albom 185-186). Mitch also benefits greatly in this relationship. After his uncle passed away, Mitch decides t... ... middle of paper ... ...discovered that Lennie killed his wife, and George didn't want Lennie to suffer. All in all, Lennie and George have a mutualistic relationship because they give each other companionship and protection in Of Mice and Men. Finally, mutualistic relationships are often shown in literature; specifically in, Tuesdays with Morrie, The Mighty, and Of Mice and Men. In Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch and Morrie help each other by giving affection and sense of purpose. In The Mighty, Max and Kevin are mutual because they accompany each other, and they are mentally or physically strengthened. In Of Mice and Men, Lennie and George are companions and they protect each other. All these stories have one thing in common, mutualism, and just like the hermit crab and the sea anemone, the goby fish and the shrimp, humans and plants, these characters needed each other to be fulfilled.
One of the ways Steinbeck shows the importance of friendship is through interactions between characters. In the
In Rodman Philbrick's Freak the Mighty he illustrates the idea of friendship. Max and Kevin a.k.a. Freak the Mighty go through many difficulties in life. One has physical problems and the other mental problems. They help each other get through these problems by supporting one another. For example when they get stuck in the tenements (apartments), or when they would go on their “quests.” When Max got upset when they talked
It is normal for two organisms in nature to have a symbiotic relationship in which both rely on each another in order to mutually benefit. However, sometimes one organism becomes greedy and decides to unfairly take more instead of equally sharing with their symbiotic partner. By doing so the relationship becomes parasitic. Toni Morrison's Sula, focuses on this exact transformation in the friendship between Sula Peace and Nel Wright from their close childhood to their diverging paths as adults in their hometown Medallion.
Relationships can be a positive aspect in a person 's life. There are many significant attributes about relationships in the movie Rain Man by Ronald Bass that are comparable to the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Both of these stories are good examples of how relationships teach people how to be supportive and accepting. These stories also teach us about how spending time with a person brings you closer together and how over time the characters in the two stories learn the true value of friendship. It is apparent through both of these stories that a considerable part of most relationships are made up of support for one another.
A coon dog and a tick, an oak tree with moss on the north side, a termite and its internal bacteria, and a shark with tiny fish that eat the extra meat chunks in between the teeth all have one thing in common: symbiosis. Defined as the interdependence of organisms, symbiosis is the basis of the relationship between George and Lennie in “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. One type of symbiosis helps both parties while another type involves one organism being hurt by the exchange. The dog is hurt by the tick while the termites and the bacteria benefit from each other’s presence. These types of symbiosis can occur in humans and are evident in “Of Mice and Men.” Both types of symbiosis exist between George and Lennie in the novel.
A symbiotic relationship is mutual benefit and dependence between two people that may seem dissimilar, but can be achieved if they work together. In a relationship where people are depending on and supporting each other, they may begin to rely on each other to survive. In the Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver writes about the Wisteria Vine and Rhizobia. The Wisteria vine thrives in poor soil because of the Rhizobia, a bug that lives underground in the roots of the Wisteria. They turn the soil into fertilizer so that the vine can live. In turn the vine provides a home for the microscopic bugs. Like the Wisteria Vine and Rhizobia need the other, Kingsolver introduces characters that have symbiotic relationships which emphasizes the importance of
Obviously one example being Lennie and George, having such a close relationship but not even being related to each other. A critical thing to remember is how throughout the story “Of Mice and Men” George is always looking out for Lennie, knowing the ways of how Lennie always gets into trouble. This being undeterred by Lennie being killed by George, but for very generous reasons, one being Lennie may would have ended up dead or in jail, either way ending in a tragic circumstance. George knowing Lennie he could never survive in jail by himself, George decided to kill Lennie so he would not suffer for selfless reasons. As stated before “To a Mouse” has a theme of friendship, how both being immortal to each other but sharing the same struggles. Taking everything in mind we can see how even in two different friendships between distinct people, they can both approach the same theme in different
George’s relationship is meaningful with Lennie because he took in Lennie after his Aunt Clara passed away and no one else would take him. For instance, when George was talking to Slim he said,”When his Aunt Clara died, Lennie just come along with me out workin’. Got kinda used to each other af...
the nonspecific or universal role of relationships been analyzed in the context of the larger novel.
“Sometimes it’s the people that no one expects anything of, do the things no one can imagine.”- Alan Turing. This was said to Alan by his one and only friend, christopher Morcom, who sadly passed away later that year. (Christopher Morcom 1911-1930). Friends can mean the world to people. The documentary War Dance with Dominic, John Steinbeck's novela Of Mice and Men with George and Lennie, and in the majority of books and movies, show and support that relationships are the most important part of life.
George and Lennie always watch each other’s back and care for one another. During the story, Of Mice and Men, George was always telling Lennie “if you get into trouble, go hide
There are several interactions that happen between species. They include competition, mutualism, predation, parasitism, and disease. Each one of these can affect organisms either in a positive or negative way. These are all important for organisms to evolve and become the best fit of their species. Without these interactions species would never change and would die out very easily when faced with tough environments.
“We’re born alone, we live alone, and die alone. Only through love and friendship we can create the illusion that were not alone" Orson Welles. In this novel, Of Mice and Men, John Stienbeck focuses on the loneliness of the ranch life in the 1930's. One of the most important things in this novel, not everyone in the novel has the same connection and special relationship like George and Lennie's. Of Mice and Men is a story about lonely men who travel from ranch to ranch not really communicating with other ranch hands. One of the most important relationships delt with this novel is symbiosis. Symbiosis is a neutral term meaning "the living together in close association of two dissimilar organisms." It has the implication that the relationship is beneficial to the organism involved, but that is property of a mutualisic relationship. Mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, and parasitism are all types of a symbitic relationship. The novel Of Mice and Men George and Lennie show a symbiosis
A healthy relationship between two people requires both parties contributing toward a common goal. Effort and contribution by both individuals is necessary to maintain a mutual relationship. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, the two main characters, George and Lennie, have a type of father-son relationship even though they are not blood related. Lennie has a mental illness, which makes it harder for him to put effort into the relationship. George (the father figure) has to take care of himself, the relationship, and Lennie, which proves to be hard to manage. The relationship between these two, although unbalanced, is mutual, in that they both get something out of it even though it is not equally balanced.
Often in nature organisms rely on one another to survive. Relationships in which each partner gives equally are called symbiotic. The two partners live harmoniously along side one another depending on each other but still have the ability to stand and act alone should they need to. However, these perfect relationships do not always exist. Sometimes, certain organisms take more than they give and as a result the other organism suffers. Those that do this are called parasites. In Toni Morrison's novel, Sula, Sula Peace and Nel Wright demonstrate a symbiotic relationship gone awry. The two start off learning from each other and giving to each other equally, but as they spend more time together Sula seems to thrive and Nel seems to wither away. The relationship does not continue in this manner for Nel realizes that in order to survive she must remove Sula from her life and reverse the negative effect of their relationship. Using the relationship that she develops between Nel and Sula, Morrison implies that codependence can be compromising to oneself, suggesting that if one cannot stand on their own the result will be fatal.