True friendship has a different meaning to everyone. A true friend is someone who protects you, is there for you, and helps you through the tough times. In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie are two grown men that travel together and because of all the traveling they are best friends. Lennie is a big guy that is mentally challenged, and George is a much smaller guy who travels with Lennie to help him out in life. After many times of running away because Lennie has gotten into trouble, George and Lennie reach their final destination at a ranch in Soledad, California to begin working. Lennie mistakenly kills a woman at the ranch and once all the men on the ranch find out they go on a manhunt for Lennie. George then decides …show more content…
He protects him from himself, others, and trouble. You do everything you can to protect someone you love and George has done that for so many years with Lennie. The only reason George and Lennie are going to a new ranch to work is because Lennie got into trouble, and George knew that the people in Weed were going to hurt George. Instead of letting it happen George and Lennie hid and then left the town as soon as they could. When Curley comes into the bunkhouse looking for his dad he notices George and Lennie. He ask Lennie if they are the new guys he father was waiting for, and George answers. Curley wants Lennie to talk, but George told Curley that maybe he didn’t want to talk. Once George gives Lennie a look letting him know that he can talk he tells Curley the same thing George said, and Curley tells him to speak when he’s spoken to. After Curley and Candy leave George tells Lennie “Look, Lennie! This here ain’t no set up. I’m scared. You gonna have trouble with that Curley guy. I seen that kind before. He was kinda feelin’ you out. He figures he’s got you scared and he’s gonna take a sock at you the first chance he gets.” (29) In that quote George is warning Lennie about Curley and telling him to stay away or Curley will cause trouble. He then reminds Lennie of the place he told him to go hide if he got into any trouble. The last way that George protects Lennie is a way that no one would think is …show more content…
George was protecting Lennie, leaving jobs for Lennie, and George was so important to Lennie. It was a sad ending for both Lennie and George because he had to shoot his best friend, but he did it because he cared for Lennie. Lennie had no control of his mental problems and George knew that. George devoted most of his life to Lennie, and he was always on the run, protecting Lennie from people. Lennie cared about George so much, and George cared about Lennie. True friends care about each other enough to help each other in the craziest ways. After starting this new job, George realized that Lennie was never going to not do bad things because of his mentality and after years of moving around to protect Lennie he finally realized what was best for Lennie. We all have that one person who we would do anything for. We all have the best friend that we care about and we have all questioned how true of a friend some people are, but what would you do to help your best friend? You wouldn’t choose to see them suffer a life full of pain after a terrible accident, and in a way that’s what this entire novel was. George just didn’t want to see Lennie suffer anymore just like we wouldn’t want to see our best friend
George obviously cared for Lennie or else he would have left him by himself afte...
George realizes in the end of the book Lennie has done too much harm and needs to essentially go away. George then shoots Lennie in the back of the head because Lennie couldn't live on his own if he were to run away from Curly and the rest of the gang of workers coming after him. George did the right thing
George kills Lennie because he did not want to witness Lennie being hurt or killed carelessly, run off by in his own and not being able to take care for himself, and Lennie’s mental disorder will never change how Lennie reacts to certain situations. Many believe taking the life of another without consent is unacceptable but in certain situations like George’s, he has to decide due to Lennie’s mental disorder that was leading him into unpleasant situations. George is an admirable character who choose to protect and do justice to his distressed friend,
Consistently throughout the story George and Lennie were there for each other; in fact towards the very beginning Lennie and George discussed how they were better off than most guys because they had each other (14). When George killed Lennie a part of him died too, George knew murdering Lennie would hurt him mentally and emotionally. However he did it because he wanted what was best for his friend no matter the cost. His actions were altruistic and that made his decision the more favorable one. Another instance when George was selfless was when he gave up his dream. Throughout the story George and Lennie dreamed of and worked towards owning their own piece of land together. However, after discovering Curley’s wife dead, George returned to reality and informed Candy that they would, “never do her” (94). After losing his friend George understood the impossibility of achieving the American Dream. Beforehand George knew he would not want to live out his dream without Lennie, so by protecting Lennie and giving up on his own dream he put Lennie above himself. Conversely, someone may believe that George's actions were selfish and that he benefits himself by killing Lennie. After George comes after Lennie, the dim-witted man asks if George was going to yell at him. Reluctantly George told him “If I was alone, I could live so easy,” (103). Although George said
Is George’s Love for Lennie Sympathy or is it an Unconscious Effort to Make up for Lennie’s Mental Weakness?
Furthermore, George is always trying to make Lennie happy in anyway possible. For example, George told Lennie that he’ll be
Lennie thinks of George as his only friend, his guardian, someone who he can trust and depend on, someone who had accepted him for who he is despite his childlike tendencies. Every time he did something wrong, his only thoughts would be of George’s disapproval. “I did a real bad thing. I shouldn’t have done that. George’ll be mad at me.
True friends are difficult to find in life, especially as an adult. Lennie, a main character in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, was lucky enough to have George, despite all the odds he faced with mental illness. Lennie, having a tall, stocky frame, was intimidating to many people at first glance (Steinbeck 2). However, after they discovered his childlike nature, he quickly became an easy target for ridicule and violence. George sacrifices a normal life to protect Lennie and those he encounters. This relationship is crucial to their survival. The importance of friendship is a major theme found in the book. This is shown through the character’s strong bond between one another, how they face society in the 1930s, and how they influence each other’s actions.
After Lennie gets into the debacle with Curley’s wife, he runs to the oasis described at the beginning of the book. George fears the men will tear Lennie apart and murder him. He also knew he would be institutionalized, or “caged” if he survived the attack. He had the moral clarity that let him see that killing Lennie was the best thing for him. When George kills Lennie, it’s a kind of mercy killing.
‘If you don’t want me, you just’ got to say so, and I’ll go off in those hills right there.’” (Stenbeck, 1). This shows true friendship, because the reader can pick out how they are both being virtuous towards each other. Lennie is upset, and wants to leave, so George wants to show how much he cares to keep him around since he enjoys him. They truly care, and do not expect anything from each other, just the care within the bond they have.
A friendship is a special relationship between peoples , It occurs between friend that care about each other. In talking about friendship , the novella from John Steinbeck “Of Mice and Men”. Two friends George and Lennie ,they are trying to find a job together to complete their dream of having a farm. But Lennie is an adult size with a child's mind, he gets in trouble a lot and as his friend, George helping him solve the problem and taking care of Lennie. Later George and Lennie finds a new job , but George lies to the boss about the problem that Lennie has.
George wanted to be alone, away from Lennie because he could earn a lot more money without worrying about Lennie. George wants Lennie gone so he could live life without getting into so much trouble like Lennie does. When Lennie gets into trouble then they both get into trouble. George needed Lennie gone in general weather he had to kill him or
George understands that he can’t hide Lennie from the world forever and that the natural order of things is that the strong pick off the weak, and he will eventually have to let Lennie go. This motivates him to seize reality, meaning he had to kill Lennie, which itself was a sign of tremendous growth in himself. Killing Lennie had many effects on George; one of them being that he became one of the men he’d tell Lennie stories about. George believed that he and Lennie were not like the other migrant workers – travelling alone and spending all their earning on a whim. When George would te...
The connection between George and Lennie illustrates the adversity during their course towards achieving the American dream. Things Lennie did, either on accident or purpose, foreshadowed what was going to happen in the book and the way people acted impacted this. Like millions of other people, George and Lennie were affected during the great depression heavily, and dreamt of owning land of their own. They worked from place to place making barely any money, and didn’t have a real home. To add to this, Lennie got in trouble a lot and in the end George had to make the crucial decision to shoot Lennie so he wouldn’t have to deal with any more difficulty. George knew he had to do what was best for Lennie and himself.
George did not want to kill Lennie, but at the same time, he did not want him to have to suffer the horrible consequences; he knew that Lennie’s death would be beneficial to Lennie in the future. Furthermore, George knew what was best for Lennie and decided to kill him for his own good.