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Friendship - Coggle Diagram
Friendship
protagonists, George and Lennie are the only ones with a true friendship
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They both look out for each other and George can be classified as a paternal figure to Lennie,
their strong sense of companionship helps them combat the lonely lifestyles a typical itinerant worker would face making them slightly atypical.
quotes
'I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you'
'we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres' , 'An' live off the fatta the lan''
'Good boy!' , 'That's fine Lennie' - George to Lennie
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awareness that their companionship is rare in 1930s American society, which is shown by Slim
Context
itinerant worker stay on ranches temporarily creating limited opportunities for forming friendships and bonds with other
discrimination and prejudice (misogyny, racism, disabilities) meant relationships were harder to form
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The Great Depression meant American society became more pessimistic and friendships were rare - people were often lonely.
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