Friendship

Friendship is another major topic that we will be reviewing as we read through this book.  There are many pairs of friends in this book, but the most obvious is the friendship that occurs between George and Lenny.  How do we know that George and Lenny are great friends?  There are several examples throughout the text, but to give one prime example, is the fact that they stick by each other's sides.  Though times get tough and work is sparse, George and Lenny never give up on each other.  As we see, part of Lenny's life is the fact that he has some sort of mental illness which prevents higher function in his brain, despite this difficulty and the problems that arise from it, George sticks by his side.  He encourages Lenny in his own way and shows it through is unending support.  What can you learn from the way that Lenny and George carry out their friendship?  In what ways can you apply some of those principles to your current friendships? Consider the following photo, which shows that it doesn't take a "usual pair" to be the best of friends.

In what ways does this image reflect the friendship of George and Lenny?