The Creation of a Bond

Kira Nikolaides

Mrs. Parkinson

English IIIB

15 March 2016

The Creation of a Bond

In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, we see an interesting bond form between Lennie and George. Even though George can be quite mean to Lennie, they have a bestfriend-like bond. They are planning to buy their own land eventually. When talking about their dream, George says, “We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us” (14). Through this, we can see that they do care about each other. They are friends and they are getting through life during the Dust Bowl together and they are there to help each other. They create a bond like the one that they have because they are facing the struggle of the Dust Bowl together. This can be connected to an experience in my own life. One of my best friends, Juliet, became my friend because of a similar experience and struggle. We were both working towards the same goal, getting our dream job of being a camp counselor, and we became friends through that experience. Whenever we needed someone to talk to about our struggles on the journey, we had each other. It takes a common experience and struggle to create a bestfriend-like bond.