Friendship in Of Mice and Men
...ery lonely as shown throughout the course of this book. He is also very lonely because he does not have anyone to talk to. Crooks would not be so lonely if he just had someone to talk to, or he was let into the bunkhouse. There is no substitution for having a friend or someone to be with. Nothing in the world is like having someone to be with and talk to. “S’pose you had to sit out here an’ read books. Sure you could play horse shoes till it got dark, but then you got to read books. Books ain’t no good. A guy needs somebody.” (72). In this quote Crooks expresses how if you do not have a friend, then people can not do anything to replace them. He explains throughout the book that loneliness can not be avoided for him, and he can not do anything about it. He says that everyone is happier when they have somebody to talk to, someone to be with. George and Lennie have a very unique friendship. Even though Lennie does some bad things, George is still his friend. This occurs many times throughout the book. They enjoy each others company to much to be mad at each other. “If you don’t want me, you only jus’ got to say so, and I’ll go off in those hills right there… I want you to stay with me.” (13). Even though Lennie is the reason for a lot of Georges problems, George still wants him around to keep him company and talk to him because he is his friend. If Lennie was not there Geo...