Catharine Garbo
English 8
Mr. Salsich
1-12-09
Friends?:
An essay about George and Lennie’s Relationship
In the book Of Mice and Men


Have you ever not got along with a friend before, but you still looked at each other as friends? If you have you are very similar to Lennie and George, in the book "Of Mice of Men". George and Lennie are friends, but fight non-stop and sometimes don't want to live with each other anymore. But they realize the good things, and now and again the bad about there relationship.


(TS) When you read this book Of Mice and Men you realize that George and Lennie fight a lot, and sometimes can’t stand each other. (SD) One of the reasons that they probably fight a lot is because they are always together. (CM) If the two of them probably weren't together all of the time, day and night, they would probably have a totally different relationship. (CM) When my sister and I are together all of the time, we fight, but when she comes home from boarding school we don't fight as much. (SD) Another reason why Lennie and George stay together is because Lennie has probably never lived alone, and he probably wouldn’t be able to. (CM) To change all of the fighting that they do, George could let Lennie do his own thing, so that George wouldn’t have to worry about him all of the time. (CM) Lennie could probably never live alone; George knows that he can't leave him even though he says that he might. (SD) In the end Lennie and George probably really like being friends. (CM) George says that he wants to leave Lennie, but he says this when he is frustrated with him, so in the end he probably wouldn’t leave him. (CM) Another reason why George wouldn’t leave Lennie is because he knows that Lennie wouldn’t have anywhere to go. (CS) Lennie and George probably stay together, because they feel like family.

In the book "Of Mice of Men", I think that Lennie and gorge will become better friends. One of the ways that they might do that is by not fighting as much as they do know. I also think that George might realize that it could be better for Lennie if he stands up for himself. No matter what way they do I think that George and Lennie will become better friends.