How Does Steinbeck Create Loneliness In Of Mice And Men

Throughout life, many of our journeys leave us feeling despondent and unwanted. It is when we travel with another human soul that we are not left feeling so austere. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie are two wandering souls, both very different in stature and appearance, yet very alike in spirit. It is in this relationship that the true foundation of companionship is expressed.

The author, Steinbeck, uses his own personal experience to “serve as an inspiration…” (Johnson 1) when writing this particular story. His past experiences also helped him for the future. Lennie, of all characters, is the least dynamic. He undergoes a significant amount of change and develops throughout the story. He has been isolated with George throughout his life. His sole purpose in life is to make George happy and to own a farm with George and take care of the soft rabbits. Lennie is the most innocent and defenseless. He also is the largest and strongest, which does not help in certain situations. Lennie is the protagonist in the story. He gains the readers sympathy by his intellectual disability and helplessness. Lennie murders things by accident such as the mouse in his pocket, the puppy and Curley’s wife. He enjoys the touch of and somehow uses those murders and experiences to scare him from doing it again. George’s opinion means the most to him.

In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, he illustrates the journey George and Lennie have throughout a significant part of their lifetime. Throughout the novel, many characters, including George and Lennie, are facing lonesome and they struggle to deal with it the right way. Most of the men are all alone because they have no family left or they isolate themselves from their peers. Loneliness touches each character at some point in the novel and it really emphasizes the impact it can have on an individual. Steinbeck uses the characters Curley’s wife, Crooks, and Candy to develop the theme that containing loneliness will make someone’s desperation deepen.

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Lennie loves to pet soft objects, and he’s obsessed with mice and rabbits because he loves how nice their fur feels. Every time he pets things he likes, he always gets himself into trouble. In the very beginning of the book, George and Lennie have to run away from a town. They need to escape because a woman accuses Lennie of raping her but all he did was pet her soft dress. When the women started screaming Lennie got afraid and held on. Lennie doesn't understand right from wrong when it comes to situations like this.. “Jus’ wanted to feel that girl’s dress-jus’ wanted to pet it like it was a mouse.”(Doc B) This dialogue from Lennie shows how he can’t control himself. Later in the book Lennie gets a puppy that he can pet without harming it. Lennie ends up petting it too hard and kills the puppy. “I di’n’t know you’d get killed so easy.” (Doc B) This quote shows how Lennie didn’t mean to harm the puppy. When Curley's wife talks with Lennie and tells him he can pet her hair, things don’t turn out well. While lennie pets Curley's wife's hair, she yells many times “Let go!” This startles Lennie and he ends up snapping her neck by accident. John Steinbeck foreshadows Curley's Wife's death by showing how when Lennie pets soft things, he gets in trouble or ends up killing what he’s

He is a migrant worker who is mentally handicapped, lumbering, and very solid. Because he is tender and kind, he does not realize how strong he actually is. He relies on upon his companion George to give him guidance and secure him in circumstances. He shares the fantasy of owning a farm with George. Even though he shares the same dream, he doesn't understand the reasons why and just follows along with his best friend. His mental disability makes him have a strong affection for petting soft things such as small animals, peoples' hair, and dresses. These obsessions with touching soft things leads to catastrophe. Lennie is also one of the two protagonists in the story. “If you don' want me I can g off in the hills an' find a cave. I can go away any time.”(p.103) Lennie offers to George that he can leave him alone. However, George likes hanging out with Lennie. “Tell me about the rabbits George”(p.13) Since Lennie is mentally disabled, he is a bit mindless and cared about nothing but soft animals. His affection for petting soft things lead to trouble

Friendship is a characteristic in which one will remain loyal to the other companion. George remains with Lennie after his actions cause catastrophe. Lennie’s size stirs conflict between what he touches. The mental disability to come in contact with soft objects results into the consequence of death for the victim or exile for Lennie. “”Even when his misguided actions lead to the commission of crime, however, Lennie is treated with great compassion by George whose views represent those of the novelist” (Beachman 3024). The faith in which George has for Lennie keeps the two companions together. After Lennie causes devastation to other people, George has the duty to flee the country without getting caught. Therefore, George achieves Aunt Clara job for keeping George safe with

In the afternoon during the guys, who worked on the farm, horseshoe tournament, Lennie was in the barn talking to the puppy he bounced and accidently killed when Curley’s wife walked in. Lennie told her that George told him he wasn’t allowed to talk to her because all she is, is trouble but Curley’s wife ignored him and told him stories about how she could be famous instead of being married to Curley. Curley’s wife and Lennie ended up talking and got to the subject of Lennie liking to pet soft things. Then, Curley’s wife started talking about how soft her

The novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck contains an evident theme of loneliness and isolation. Steinbeck uses his characters to invoke this theme throughout the novella. One character that is able to portray this perfectly is Curley's wife. John Steinbeck's main message through the use of the theme of loneliness, is that it's better to isolate oneself from others in order to achieve your goals.

Loneliness is a common problem faced by characters in Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Contrary to popular belief that there are only 3 basic necessities ( food, water, and shelter) of life, this story proves that companionship is vital for humans in order to live a healthy and happy lifestyle. This is shown through the dreams and changing behaviours of the four main characters in the novel. Candy’s character shows changes for the better as he creates lasting relationships with various characters in the book. After the loss of his dog and lone companion, Candy fears that “ I won’t have no place to go, an’ I can’t get no more jobs.”

Not many people understand how Lennie functions on a day-to-day basis and the world doesn’t support his longings. One of his unaccepted actions is his compulsion to feel soft items. When Lennie worked in Weed George explains how “’he [Lennie] reaches out to feel this red dress an’ the girl lets out a squawk, and that gets Lennie all mixed up, and he holds on ‘cause that’s the only thing he can think to do’” (Steinbeck 41). To fulfill Lennie’s urge to touch soft things he would pet mice, but accidentally killed them because he was so strong.

This book has many plot twist to it and one of them is loneliness which mainly all characters feel in this book. They feel like this because they don't have anyone to depend on, everyone just does their own thing, live their own lives and mainly just worry about themselves because there isn't anyone else for they to care or worry about. But three main people that stood out to me were Crooks, Curley's wife, and Candy. They are different people and they feel alone in different ways but somehow similar too. Everyone feels alone because they don't really know anyone else but the people they work with, I feel like they really don't like each other either because in the book their always talking bad about one another, but they also feel lonely

The first character that Steinbeck introduces in the book that gives sympathy is Lennie. Lennie is shown to the reader as a tall person but struggles because he is mentally challenged. Throughout the book Lennie tends to forget things that he was already told “ I forget some a’ the things” (14). Lennie is also found throughout the book as a character that gets himself in trouble because he has a disorder to feel things that are soft. In which he is so huge he kills everything he pets such as mice, dogs, even Curley's wife from snapping her and the animals necks by accident. At the end of the book the author gives Lennie sympathy from him getting killed by his

In an every man for himself society, do people face loneliness? John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men revolves around the strong bond between George and Lennie and contrary to many in the time period, the two characters show no sign of discrimination and work together to achieve their American Dream. When they arrive to work at a farm, several of the other characters see the friendship between George and Lennie and begin to express their loneliness. During the Great Depression, men and women alike had no one to turn to in the every man for himself society as portrayed by Steinbeck’s characters: Crooks, Curley’s wife, and Candy.

In “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck a negative force that th3e characters live through is loneliness. On the ranch both women and men exprience loneliness die to social conventions and other characters actions. Curley’s wife and Crooks specifically resemble characters that have. Curley’s wife is not allowed to talk to anyone else on the ranch or associate with them. She often sneaks around flirting due to the lonely emotions she faces.