which causes you to be lonely. In the story Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is mainly about Lennie. He has a mental disability and is being taken care of by George. Most of the story takes place a few miles south of Soledad. The characters Curley’s wife, Crooks, and Lennie all exemplify loneliness and isolation. In the story, Curley’s wife is very lonely. She is the only woman on the ranch; She has no one to converse with. At one point, she is talking to Lennie. “I get lonely,” she said. “You
separated himself from everyone else because he doesn't feel welcome as he is black and he feels a certain friction to be independent. But really, all he wants is someone to talk to. Curley’s wife is a woman who is depicted as being a cruel and mean person but really all she wants is someone to talk to as well because she is lonely. Lastly, Lennie is a very kind man who is slow and all he wants to do is pet soft things but he is too aggressive and hurts or kills things when he panics. This paragraph
“Hardly none of the guys travel together” slim (35). In the 1930’s migrant workers were very independent and guys weren’t typically seen traveling because times were tough in those days. Curley’s wife is lonely because she is married to a man she doesn’t love and is unhappy. Crooks has always been alone and outcasted for the color of his skin. Candy lost his best friend and knows he won’t be good for much longer because he’s missing a hand and as soon as he can’t work they’ll kick him out. Each character
Struve Mr Merhoff P.7 Being Lonely John Steinbeck feels poorly about women,makes then feel unwanted in his writing. Women have a high value in life but not in Steinbeck's eyes. Loneliness is a major part of Mice and Men.Curley's wife experiences being lonely and starts to do things to get attention Curley's wife is a very good looking women girls like her need to have all the confidence they can get. That is why curley's wife tries to get all the mens attention by being
In John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, the lonely, flirtatious character, Curley’s wife, is portrayed in many different lights. Curley’s wife is a complex character who is introduced in the early chapters of the book and ultimately causes the end of the novella. During the first four chapters, Curley’s wife is first introduced through Candy, an old ranch worker, who describes her by saying that “she got the eye” and calling her “a tart”, which stands for a sexually provocative woman (Steinbeck
Samuel Schirmacher Mrs. Struzziero ELA 9 Honors 22 October 2015 Inequalities All humans hate being lonely. Some dread it more than others, but all humans, whether they are young or old, male or female, dislike being alone. People dread being alone because they cannot turn to someone for support or advice. In the novella, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the main characters George Milton and Lennie Small are migrant workers, meaning that they work on a ranch for a few months, get their paycheck
Of Mice and Men, Curley's wife represents many things. She represents how women were treated in that time period and how women were considered trophies and property. This is emphasized in the novel because, she was referred as Curley’s wife, and she wasn’t even given a name in the book to identify who she was. In the novel Of Mice and Men, the character Curley’s wife represents how women were treated and how they didn’t have much or any respect at all; even though Curley’s wife has been considered
drive one’s mental health insane. Curley’s wife was lonely mentally and emotionally. It was caused by her lack of communication and association with other people. Curley’s wife inappropriate actions with the other characters and her untimely death in the novel are driven by her loneliness. Of the many feelings that hurt – grief, anger, resentment, jealousy, loneliness – hurts the most. Loneliness is a feeling that a person may feel mentally and physically. Curley’s wife’s feeling of loneliness hurt
Lennie is sitting alone in a barn when the lonely and desperate wife of Curley comes in. She talks to him relentlessly and eventually Lennie snaps her neck, in turn causing another character to kill Lennie. She was persistent against warning, unhappy with being lonely, and she was bitter about not being able to pursue her dream. These all led her to beg for attention and company, leading to the death of not only her, but Lennie as well. Curley’s wife was warned against talking to Lennie, but
Being lonely can lead to depression or create a different persona in oneself. Struggling through isolation can eventually kill one’s soul, expecting no hope or ending up in dangerous situations. The novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck portrays the theme of loneliness especially through two characters. Crooks and Curley’s wife experience the state of isolation as they crave for a friend or someone they can talk with. Steinbeck urges readers to feel pathos when analyzing Crooks and Curley’s wife