Tim McGraw once said “We all take Different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.” McGraw was trying to make the point even though people take individual paths their effected by the people that surround them. This relates very well with the books “Of Mice and Men” and “ Tuesday’s with Morrie.” The authors From both books make a great point that life is better when one has someone to be with.

The First book we read as a class was “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. The book is about two men named George and Lennie. George is just a small normal guy that just tries to get by in life. Lennie is a huge man that is mentally challenged. George starts to take care of Lennie after his aunt Clara passed away. The two men start to form a relationship almost like family. George and Lennie move around from ranch to ranch making a living. The ranch they are working at is a few miles away from Soledad. The other men at the ranch keep asking “You guys travel around together” (Steinbeck 36). The reason is because they think it’s odd that two men travel together. George and Lennie start to form friendships with some of the workers like Slim and Candy. They even plan on getting a little house with Candy after they get enough money. Lennie even starts to talk to Crooks, the only black guy at the ranch. During Lennie’s and Crooks conversation Crooks stresses “A guy needs somebody-to be near him, A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody” (Steinbeck 72). This is a perfect example of Curley’s wife. She is always inside the house and nobody will talk to her. When she does trying to talk to people they just ignore her because they don’t want any trouble. She starts to talk about how she’s going nuts and is thinking about running away. At the end of the book Lennie has done another bad thing. So George goes and finds him and explains to him that he’s not mad and he’d never been mad. So Lennie insists on George telling about them and how life is going to be someday. George says “ Guys like us got no family. They make a little stake an then blow it in. They ain’t got nobody in the worl’ that gives a hoot in hell about ’em” (Steinbeck 104). In fact what George is trying to say is that ranch guys are lonely. They have nobody, they just make a little money and blow it. George and Lennie have each other and they form a great relationship and a brotherhood.

The second book we read as a class was “Tuesday’s with Morrie” by Mitch Albom. This book was a true story about a old man named Morrie Schwartz. Morrie was a collage teacher that was suffering from ALS. ALS is a neurological diseases. Morrie was Featured on Nightline with Ted Koppel, and that’s when he was recognized by an old student of his named Mitch Albom. Mitch and Morrie back in school were almost like father and son. Mitch left school promising Morrie to keep in touch, but he never did. “Its sad, because a loved one is so important” (Albom 148). Mitch has been living in the fast lane. He’s been so busy in his work that he’s just lost time for himself and more importantly his family. He hasn’t yet learned that you either “Love each other or perish” (Albom 148). On one of the Tuesday’s that Mitch went and seen Morrie they talked about Marriage. Morrie explained to Mitch that “ I think marriage is a very important thing to do, and you’re missing a hell of a lot if you don’t try it” (Albom 149).

Throughout reading both the books I have learned a great life lesson. First of all I have learned always keep in touch with loved ones and people that mean a lot to one’s life. The authors from both the books do make a great point that life is more fulfilling to go through with a companion instead of alone.