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.
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 emotional symbiosis between George and Lennie helps each man. Lennie’s attachment to George is most strongly visible when Crooks suggests George is not coming back. Lennie is almost moved to hysterics and his fear does not quickly abate. George prefers to feign dislike for Lennie to Lennie’s face: “I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail” (7). When pressed, George reveals his true feelings for Lennie. “I want you to stay with me Lennie” (13). They stay together because “It’s a lot easier to go around with a guy you know” (35). Both men need and value their strong emotional relationship.
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
the nonspecific or universal role of relationships been analyzed in the context of the larger novel.
Whether or not the men have a stable friendship with others determines some of their actions. George and Lennie’s friendship is very strong, so they base off their actions on the other persons. The have been staying together for many years. The two moving around and living together is great for Lennie, because due to
Friendship is shown many times in the story of mice and men and friendship the primary theme of the story one that is shown time and time
“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.
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.
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
“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.
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.
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.
A friendship can be considered to be one of the most complex and ever changing concepts that the human race tries to comprehend. In ';Lord of the Flies';: by William Golding, Piggy and Ralph, both as different in looks as they are in personality, are forced together by fate and to allie with one another for survival .Through the harsh experiences, that they battle through, an indestructible bond is formed. The friendship continuously develops from the reliance of Piggy upon Ralph at the beginning of the story, then to the alliance of both Piggy and Ralph as more tragedy struck, to their unbreakable bond which is formed, after the whole group falls apart.