John Steinbeck of Mice and Men
... The need for social companionship is a basic urge common to all men and deserves consideration as a fun-damental aspect of life." The relevance of the statement to the different characters in "Of Mice and Men" (John Steinbeck): "The need for social companionship" expressed as the main point of the given quotation is not satisfied concerning most of the characters in the novel, e. ... She seeks out Lennies friendship because the other men fear her husbands jealousy and brutality.