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Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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Many people live lonely and isolated lives. People who live lonely lives often begin to get comfortable with being lonely and like to be by themselves. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, expresses how many people live lonely, isolated lives.Through three main characters, Candy, Curley's wife, and Crooks. John Steinbeck shows the effect that loneliness has on people. Here is my explanation.
One of the characters John Steinbeck uses to show loneliness is Crooks. Crooks is being segregated because of the color of his skin.(”An’ he give the stable buck hell, too. Give the stable buck hell? Sure. Ya see the stable buck’s a nigger. Page #20;Said by Candy and George) He stays in the barn by himself, he gets called a nigger a lot, and he gets threaten

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