Friendship is very important and is key element throughout the book. During the time the book was set, many people were unemployed and found it difficult to find work therefore they were left with no choice but to travel several miles to find temporary jobs which left many lonely. This is reflected throughout Of Mice and Men. Apart from Lennie and George all of the other people featured are lonely and just desire a companion. Lennie and George are complete opposites. We know this from the very beginning when George is described as having “sharp, strong features” while Lennie has a “shapeless of face” but depsite being complete opposites they’d rather have each other’s company than none at all. This is Steinbeck’s way of telling us how important friendship was at this time and how precious but rare it was. This is at the beginning at the story when they have all their dreams and everything seems perfect however things change. Steinbeck constantly points out how close they are intertwining their relationship with dreams and having their own ranch. We can tell this when George says “we got a future. We got somebody to talk to” their relationship is desirable and the reader is fooled, believing it will last and they will achieve all these amazing things but in the end Lennie is just shot dead. This is done to show friendship can’t last. It’s Steinbecks way of telling society that it’s a load of rubbish and no such thing can exist in the current state. During the great Depression, people couldn’t afford to look out for others, it was a man for himself. And no matter how hard an individual tried they will eventually end up alone. It was inevitable that one day George would be lonely and end up like the rest of the people featured in