Of Mice and Men: Book Review, Power of Camradeship

Of Mice and Men: Book Review, Power of Camradeship

    Of Mice and Men:   Book Review, Power
of   Comradeship


Some people say that there is nothing more important, more powerful than
friendship.   The comradeship of two or three or many is priceless.   What is the point of
going through life alone?   Wouldn’t it all be easier if you had a friend?   The book Of
Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, really illustrates the importance of friendship.
In the book the obvious friendship that we first see is the friendship of George and
Lennie.   George was a normal guy, smaller, but strong, smart, and friendly.   Lennie was
mentally retarded, and had some problems.   Lennie didn’t mean to be troublesome and
hurt people he didn’t know any better.   In the opening scene it shows George and Lennie
spending the night by a quiet pool.   By the pool we really get to see how the friendship of
the two works, who plays what roles, and how they feel about each other.   George gets
real angry with Lennie, because Lennie had a dead mouse that he just wanted to pet.
George tells him how much easier it would be for him to go and live by himself, and not
have to look after Lennie all the time.   Lennie in return tells how he could go off in the
mountains and find himself a cave to live in.   In Lennies cave Lennie could   have all the
mice he wanted and no one would take them away from him.   The argument was settled
when George told Lennie about their life long dream to go and get a place of their own,
and Lennie would get some rabbits that he could take care of all by himself.   George told
Lennie “most guys dream just like us, and never get what they dream for...”   He told
Lennie “...we’re not like them other guys though,” and Lennie broke in,
“Cause I got you to watch my back, and you got me to watch yours.”
Their dream of there place that they had in mind was all but magical.   In each of
their minds they had this beautiful picture painted of there little place.   Although this
place was only a dream it was...