I will examine the themes of friendship, racism, and dreams by examining evidence from the text about the characters George, Lennie and Crooks. ... The predominant theme in the novel is friendship. ... This quote shows how Lennie was attached to George and could not bare to leave him. ... Expanding the theme of friendship, George and Lennie have to put up with each other, and their annoying ways and habits, which is not always easy. ... This quote shows how George knew exactly what he was looking for. ...

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(Chapter 4, page 12) From the above quote, Crooks reveals how easy it is to feel crazy when you are alone. ... He was curious about the friendship of Lennie and George. ... This quote supports that he is attracted to the friendship of Lennie and George. ... This is why he tried so hard to gain the attention and friendship of Lennie and George. He offers everything that he had to support the friendship. ...

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As a result, the previous quote was his means of finding a personal connection to Lennie. ... He was curious about the friendship of Lennie and George. ... (Steinbeck, 84) This quote supports that he is attracted to the friendship of Lennie and George. ... This is why he tried so hard to gain the attention and friendship of Lennie and George. He offers everything that he had to support the friendship including money, but money will never buy genuine friendship. ...

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As a result, the previous quote was his means of finding a personal connection to Lennie. ... He was curious about the friendship of Lennie and George. ... (Steinbeck, 84) This quote supports that he is attracted to the friendship of Lennie and George. ... This is why he tried so hard to gain the attention and friendship of Lennie and George. He offers everything that he had to support the friendship including money, but money will never buy genuine friendship. ...

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Crooks do not want a close relationship between the ranch people, just as they hold no desire of building a friendship with him. ... Although loneliness has made Crooks to be a bitter person and to lash out others, it has also made him to secretly wish for friendship. ... This quote shows Crooks' desire to participate in George's, Lennie's and Candy's plan so he can build his friendship with them to preclude his loneliness. ... Ultimately, Crooks is mean and churlish to Lennie, but later on he become friendly with him and admitted his desire of attempting friendship. Lonel...

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John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, is a tragic and endearing story of the unconditional friendship between two virtually opposite men. ... Steinbeck's use of characterization presents his audience with the unique friendship between two exact opposites. ... While camping overnight before starting their new job, George assures Lennie of their special friendship, which is really the heart of the novel. ... The key bit of foreshadowing Candy's quote provides helps the reader understand why George takes it upon himself to shoot Lennie in the end; he does it as an ac...

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Of Mice and Men In terms of emotional stability, there is only one thing in life that is needs and that is friends. Without friends, people would suffer from loneliness and solitude. Loneliness leads to low self-esteem and deprivation. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck makes a des...

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This quote explains how they are committed to each other because they care about each other they have feelings for themselves. ... In the book other people quote on George and Lennie as being friends they say things like it is weird that you don't see people usually walking together. ... This shows that Lennie might have died but George might start a new friendship with Slim and Candy. ...

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"(pg. 34) This quote illustrates how the boys on the farm won't allow Crooks to play cards because he's black. ... This quote shows how he isn't allowed to live in the bunkhouse. ... The protagonist in "Of Mice and Men" is both Lenny and George, as a unit. both of them are introduced to the reader at the same time, and, for most of the novel, they're never separated. in addition, both of them share the same dream of their own farm, and both of them work hard to have that dream fulfilled. at the same time, they are also dependent on each other, since Lenny depends on George ...

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This quote explains a lot about Steinbeck's life and his perspective on the time period in which he lived. ... Which follows the stories of how friendships are made between two families and friendships are an ideal aspect of life and they should not be taken for granted (Hinds 50). ...

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