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

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Whether it be a man and a woman or a dog and his owner everyone needs someone to love. In the book Of Mice and Men by John steinbeck a popular topic that occurs is companionship. Companionship is vital in everyone's life. Without someone to bring fill you up, you are never whole. One of the strongest bonds in this book is between lennie and george. When george says to lennie “I ain't mad. I never been mad, an’ i ain't now.”(p.106) It shows how george really cares for lennie saying that no matter how bad lennie messes up or gets in trouble george will always be there for him, as well as won't be angry with him for his decision. Again when george says "Him and me was both born in Auburn. I knowed his Aunt Clara. She took him when he was a baby and raised him up. When his Aunt Clara died, Lennie just come along with me out workin'. Got kinda used to each other after a little while." Meaning that when lennie's aunt died all they had was each other and being together all this time has made them build a special bond that …show more content…

When candy says to the boys “I been around him so much I never notice how he stinks” (p.44) it shows that candy's dog means the world to candy, how they spend so much time together that candy doesn't see anything wrong with his dog. He doesn't seem to mind the smell, or how he drags on slowly. One of the most touching moments is when candy finds out that they had killed his old dog and says "You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn't no good to himself nor nobody else.” (p.60) When candy says this people feel his pain, how if they had lost someone they had loved they would be heartbroken. Candy had built such a strong connection to his dog, and they took it all away from him in a flash. If Candy would have been the one to do it or the dog would still be alive maybe Candy would feel a whole lot better about this situation, because without the do. Candy is not

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