Isolation In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

To them it was a dream but to me it would have been a nightmare. The book took place place in the Great Depression and the two main characters of the book, George and Lennie, set out to make a living for themselves by working on a ranch. The ranch the two boys were working on was only a temporary plan before the got enough money to get there own farm and fulfill their american dream. The book Of Mice and Men by “John Steinbeck” shows three different conflicts racism, loneliness, mortality.

Of Mice and Men is a novel written by John Steinbeck, set in America in the Great Depression of the 1930s. The main characters in the book are the clever, quick George, and his slow, child-like companion Lennie. They are itinerant workers who find work on a ranch in California’s Salinas Valley. There are many characters on the ranch, including Curley, Slim, and Crooks. However, the first ranch worker George and Lennie meet is the general cleaner/handyman, Candy.

Award winning novel, Of Mice and Men was published in 1937 by author John Steinbeck. Set in Salinas Valley, the novel follows migrants George Milton and Lennie Small on their journey for work during Great Depression. Embodying an array of themes such as loneliness and responsibility, the dominant key themes throughout the novel is powerlessness. Shown through the economy, gender discrimination and mental disabilities, the theme of powerlessness relates to all of the characters in different ways.

The novel Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck is set in America in the 1930’s and it describes the lives of migrant farmers as they go from farm to farm looking for jobs. It also shows the loneliness of the characters and the hard work that they put in. The main characters of the book are Lennie, a man-child, and George, a small man but very powerful character that takes care of Lennie in their journey. Also when they get to the farm they meet the bosses wife who is very lonely and looks for company in the workers. Steinbeck uses characterization to bring his characters to life using various techniques.

Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in 1937 and was published also in 1937. The novella is set in 1940’s America a time when the rights of women were very different to what they are now. Of Mice and Men is a story about George Milton and Lennie Small, two itinerant farm labourers. They are travelling from a ranch in Weed to another ranch in Soledad. They had to leave the ranch in Weed because Lennie, who isn’t the sharpest knife in the draw, went to feel a women’s red dress and she went screaming to the ranch owner that Lennie was trying to rape her. Once the protagonists George and Lennie arrive at the ranch in Soledad they meet Curley, the boss’s son, Candy, the swamper, and lots of other male ranch workers. They also meet

The most important dream in this novel is that of the two main characters Lennie and George. They

Isolation occurs when one does not have a support system where they can talk and express their thoughts and emotions. Isolation in the novel Of Mice and Men highlights the effects of  human nature by portraying it as something social and dependant on others rather than individuals first. This is shown by the characters when they get affected by isolation and become destructive, delusional, and desensitized from other people.

‘..Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world they got no family they don’t belong no place.’ This is what many felt during the ‘great depression’ in the 1930’s. John Steinbeck gives us the sense that many felt lonely ‘they got no family they don’t belong no place. The main theme of this novel is alienation; the three characters, Curley’s wife, candy, and crooks are all alienated, and felt it by another person at some point. They all have dreams... it’s the American dream... but not all dreams come true...

Isolation is when a person is separated from others according to Merriam-Webster. In “Of Mice and Men” there are multiple characters that are isolated. Crooks, Candy, and Curley’s wife are some of the isolated characters in the book. Curley's wife is the most isolated character because if she hadn’t married Curley she wouldn’t be the woman on the ranch that can’t communicate with other people.

looking for a place to live and work. They get both of these as the

Most of the people are isolated from society because they're different to what society is accustomed to. Isolation is a process in which the person can suffer emotional breakdowns. To the point where they no longer themselves. Society pushes them there forces them to hide away because no one likes them nor can befriend them because they're different. John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, discusses how isolation comes with sever effects, some of them being aggressive behavior, unfair judgments, and fear.

“Solitude, isolation, are painful things and beyond human endurance.”-Jules Verne. The book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is a fiction novella that shows the reader the isolation that the major characters face in the story. When one is being isolated it means their being cut off from the rest of the world, and only living to what they are used to. Isolation can affect different characters in different ways and also can be caused by different things. Being isolated can also be caused intentionally or just by the way the character is looking at the rest of the society. Throughout the story the readers will find characters acting different, or being treated differently from the rest. Three characters that are facing isolation in the novella is Lennie, Curley’s wife, and Crooks.

Of Mice and Men is a short novel about the story of two migrant workers who are best friends during the Great Depression (Goldhurst 49). The setting is the Salinas Valley in California, and the majority of the characters are unskilled migratory workers who do what their name implies. They travel from towns and ranches and farms looking for work and eventually move on to find another job. John Steinbeck puts the spotlight on two migratory workers who dream to finally settle down by saving money to buy their own land. One of the main characters is George Milton, a smart, small, sensitive, and kindhearted man, who is the leader of the duo. The other main character is Lennie Small, who is oversized, mentally challenged, physically powerful,

The state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved.

Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in 1937. The book tells a story of two men named Lennie Small and George Milton, who were ranch workers that moved from many different towns in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression. George is Lennie's guardian and best friend. His friendship with Lennie helps strengthen their dream of a better future. Lennie is a mentally disabled, but is physically a strong man who travels with George as his companion.