Loyalty+and+Friendship

"It's alot nicer to go around." "A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody." "Don't make no difference who the guy is. Long's he's with you." ||
 * **Comment** || **Technique** || **Discussion** || **Quote** ||
 * True companionship requires sacrifice. || shown through foreshadowing and through action || We know this when Candy's dog is shot and when George shoots Lennie. This sacrifice is their biggest act of their friendhsip because the alternative would cause more suffering towards their friends and so they are really doing them a favour. George is willng to carry that burden to save Lennie from torture. || "The hand shook violently, but his face set, and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger." ||
 * True companionship is rare. || shown through dialogue and by the relationships of the other ranch men || In that time, nobody really thought of others because they were too fixated on their own Amercian Dream. This is different in Lennie and George's case. || "Slim looked through George and beyond him. Ain't many guys travel around together..." ||
 * Removes loneliness, makes some things easier to bear. || shown through dialogue and symbolisim || Lennie and George have eachother to comfort. Without Lennie, George wouldn't work as hard towards his dream. He'd be the same as all the other lonely ranch workers without Lennie || "It's just the talking. It's just bein' with another guy. That's all."

True companionship is one of the major themes in the novel. It is shown through candy and his dog and through George and Lennie. True companionship was the only thing they had besides a few personal belongings, but most of their belonings could be replaced but their friendships couldn't.
 * Easily misunderstood || shown through dialogue and actions || Their true companionship is easily misunderstood making people suspicious and jealous of their friendship and poele are always trying to break it up. || "Now what the hell you suppose is eatin' them two guys?" ||
 * sometimes friendship can be a burned || shown through dialogue || Georg has to take Lennie with him, and with Lennies disabilities, this can make his life difficult because not only does he have to look out for him self he has to look out for Lennie. George is willing to look out for Lennie despite his disabilities because of their strong friendship. || "... if i was alone life would be so esay. I could get a job an' work, an' no trouble..." ||
 * true companionship last a long time || shown trough dialogue || true copanionship last a long time because of all the other comments. true companionship last through hard and good times. True companionship is hard to come by soit is not easily let go. || "Well-hell! I had him so long. i had him since he was a pup." ||