The word relationship is defined "as the way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected." A relationship may be a bond of blood or marriage or a particular type of bond existing between people who are related or have relationships with each other, or it could simply be a romantic or sexual involvement. Relationships are at the heart of Steinbeck's story Of Mice and Men. Explores the unlikely relationship between two migrants during the Great Depression of the 1930s and the conflicts they encounter while working on the ranch. Fenton's poem "In Paris with You" is an unconventional poem about love and regret, and the speaker seems disillusioned and cynical about love. It's about a man who is in recovery and has no interest in seeing the beauty of the city and wishes to stay alone in his hotel room. The poem “Brothers” explores the relationship between two brothers and the constant aggravation and annoyance between them. The key themes are growth and sibling rivalry. The Farmer's Bride is about intense, hopeless and unrequited love. The farmer marries a young girl with whom he barely spends time; the young bride therefore seems on the verge of madness. Folly; a theme that appears repeatedly in Mew's work and personal life as Charlotte Mew's two brothers suffered from mental illness and were committed to mental asylums at an early age. The main relationship in "Of Mice and Men" is between the two main characters George and Lennie, their unlikely friendship causes jealousy among the other men on the ranch as at that time it was unusual for a man to travel with someone else. Lennie is described as a rather friendly giant. He is mentally handicapped and is... middle of paper... George and Lennie's relationship is one in which the love and kindness they feel for each other is greater than their need for each other. They know what is best for each other and have locked themselves into each other in the isolated world of a migrant worker. Even though the brothers in "Brothers" can't stand each other, their love for each other is still present as they wouldn't want any harm to plague their children. other. The relationship between Curley and Curley's wife compared to The Farmer's Bride is the same as both texts explore women's rights and how they can be exploited sexually or romantically and how men should lead and women should follow like the narrator in poetry. of 'To Paris with You' what all these characters need to understand that relationships are like a job, you have to work hard to get into them and work even harder to stay in them.