In the book, George cared for Lennie and was always there for him. He would comfort Lennie and gave him a shoulder to cry on. In the movie, their friendship wasn’t as great as it was in the book. George was very annoyed of Lennie and hated him being around. He believed his life would have been better if Lennie never existed or never met each other because George believes Lennie holds him
Family members are supposed to be nice to each other. They aren't supposed to bully or be mean to each other. Doodle's brother, from James Hurst's "The Scarlet Ibis," does not follow this family standard. A lot of readers say that he was a good brother but the truth is that he was not. He was arrogant and ungenerous to Doodle and only did things for himself.
With his good intentions and smart thoughts, it made the other biguns feel inferior. As Piggy tried to state ways that could organize their ‘society’, the others would just tell him to be quiet. As the others would bully him, he’d always rely on Ralph to back him up which didn’t happen all the time. His character wasn’t very fit for survival on a deserted island, which made him complain more than the other boys did. As he followed the others up the mountain to the fire, he would continuously complain about his asthma and how he was tired.
It’s how rats are. But a human doesn’t run and hide in dark places, because he’s something more. Lying is the most personal act of a cowardice there is”’(134).‘Tam Lin is like a father and a dad to Matt, he believed in Matt and thought of him as only a human not a clone. Because Tam Lin is so quiet some people might misunderstand him he’s actually is really wise and he has more emotion then most people think he does. “’Tam Lin did what he wanted to do,’ Celia said.
It is also obvious that they both have low self-esteem. In one way or another they both feel bad about themselves. Joshua feels bad at the way he looks and Dominic feels bad that he is thirty and alone. Joshua accepts people to take advantage of him because he needs love and Dominic takes advantage to feel love. Dominic also likes animals and this tells me that he is a caring person.
Crooks also has a fake hope that he is protected by his “wrights” but toughs are dashed by his argument with Curlys wife. "S'pose you couldn't go into the bunkhouse and play rummy 'cause you was black...Sure, you could play horseshoes 'til dark, but then you have to read books." This shows that Crooks pities his own circumstances and vulnerability. However on pg73 "his tone was a little more friendly" and pg77 "I didn't mean to scare you" gives us the impression that Crooks has a kind heart under his mean exterior. Crooks brings into perspective the lonely experienced of all the characters in "Of Mice and Men" by saying on pg77 "Books ain't no good.
George and Lenny’s relationship is mainly like a man with his dog/child. This Is mainly due to the way Lenny acts and his simplistic mind.however even though George gets frustrated at Lennie, the y care for each other very much which plays to the interest of STeinback. Steinbeck presents George and Lenny’s relationship as child looking up to an adult this is shown when “Lennie imitated him, raising his head to do to see whether he was doing it right”. The phrase explains the way that Lennie always believes George and will follow him to the end. The use of George as a role model shows us how innocent Lennie is as role models are usually associated with a child coping an adult.
In the novel George says ‘Lennie never done it in meanness. All the time he done bad things, but he never done one of em mean”’. This shows How George feels sympathy for Lennie as he always manages to get other people upset at him and always manages to get himself into trouble but Steinbeck is showing the reader though George that he never means to cause trouble and he often held back and get in trouble due to his simplicity and child like mind. Steinbeck uses characters around Lennie to make the reader feel sorry for Lennie. In the novel apart from George, no one else really cares for Lennie.
And when it comes to Hassan, Amir doesn’t think of him as a friend either. When Assef questions Amir’s and Hassan’s friendship Amir admits that they aren’t friends. Afterwards he feels guilty and tries to convince himself that they really are friends and that he really treats Hassan like not only a friend, but a brother. Hassan undoubtedly considers Amir as a friend throughout the whole novel and shows unfailing loyalty that actually bothers Amir. Hassan’s loyalty is really brought out in the alley before Assef assaults him.
The two main characters George and Lennie both encounter different but somewhat similar acts of loneliness. George had been given the responsibility to look after Lennie, who has mental retardation. George very well appreciates having Lennie as a friend. Although, George gets upset when Lennie’s ignorance gets them into trouble. This happens because when Lennie’s lack of knowledge gets them into trouble;