Hoyt Sutherland

George: Friendship is a tough thing Ralph.

Ralph: Sure is George.

George: When you have a friend like mine its hard to communicate with them and have an intelligent conversation.

Ralph: I know what you mean Ralph, I also have a friend who is smart but I always have to watch over him.

George: Lennie sounds just like your friend, Piggy, and seems to be more of a burden then a real friend.

Ralph: Yep, he really is. I always seem to be protecting him from everyone else on the island and he never wants to stick up for himself. On top of all this, he complains about this thing called ass-mar.

George: I know what you mean, Ralph. Lennie is always gettin himself into trouble and I am always having to get him out. He even got accused of rape and we had to make a run from the cops.

Ralph: Thats rough George, what happened to Lennie? Why isn't he with you?

George: Well, actually we had sort of a big fight and things went a little bad.

Ralph: What do you mean? What happened George?

George: Well he was pulling on Curly's wife's hair and he wouldn't stop. He actually ended up breaking her neck and killing her and then.....

Ralph: Its okay George, what happened? Tell me?

George: Well, since I knew he would be hunted down and killed and maybe even tortured. I decided it would be best if i shot him in the head to make his death a quick and painless one.

Ralph: Wow George, that would really be a hard thing to do.

Ralph: I actually have had a similar experience with my friend Piggy, who incidentally isn't here with me as well.

Ralph: While we were trying to talk some sense into our enemies on the island, Jack's friend decided to drop a huge rock on Piggy. It hit him directly in the head and it was very brutal and disgusting.

George: That sounds just like my story and it really shows us what friendship really means.

Ralph: Very true George, what I noticed about friendship is that you don't realize what you have until its gone. Once Piggy died, I really did not know what to do and realized how much I needed his knowledge once he was dead.

George: It is amazing how much we take for granted in our lives and people do not realize that friendship is one of those things.

George: When I killed Lennie I was pretty upset. He did not have the brains like you and I, and he was much gentler then anyone I have ever meant. He was a really good friend and cared about animals more than himself.

Ralph: I think that we have both learned a very valuable lesson here today George. We both have taken our friends for granted and we need to realize what they mean now that they are gone.

George: Your right, Ralph. I need to be going now though, because I have to work.

Ralph: Good idea George, I also must be going because I have to go to school and catch up on some homework.

George: See ya.

Ralph: Bye George.