How do human relationships help us develop?
How do human relationships help us develop?
Having a bestfriend can greatly impact anyone’s life. In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie were the best of friends. When they arrived at the ranch to work with the rest of the migrant workers, they found that it was pretty unheard of to travel with another man. In a time of such desperation and isolation, there were only a few other relationships on the ranch for example Candy and his dog, and Curley and his wife. ‘”Slim looked through George and beyond him. “Ain’t many guys travel around together,” he mused. “I don’t know why. Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other,”‘ (Steinbeck, pg. 35). In this quote, Slim sheds some light on how companonship can actually bring happiess and a sense of home. In a world so lonely in this period of time, having a best friend with no strings attatched was rare. “I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain’t no good. They don’t have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They get wantin’ to fight all the time,” (pg. 45). Steinbeck highlights how without companionship the feeling of lonliness can sink in, and turn a golden heart to stone. “‘A guy needs somebody-to be near him.’ He whined, ‘A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody,'” (pg. 72). Crooks said this because he had two brothers growing up, but now he his facing his own reality of isolation. Being the odd one out on the ranch, Crooks had been very lonely for so long. George and Lennie defy the sheet of lonliness draped over the time period. This novella proves that when one is surrounded and influenced by healthy relationships, companionship becomes a necessity to life.
