Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

She was treated poorly which is why she was happy to see that someone had beaten her husband up and she was not allowed to be with the other guys on the bunkhouse which made her even more lonely. Another example of loneliness would be Candy because his dog was shot by Carlson for being old and stinky. Therefore, Candy is lonely because his best friend is gone and he has no other friends as good as his dog. Pg.43 “She knelt in the hay beside him. "Listen," she said. "All the guys got a horseshoe tenement goin' on. It's on'y about four o'clock. None of them guys is goin' to leave that tenement. Why can't I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely." Lennie said, "Well, I ain't supposed to talk to you or nothing." "I get lonely," she said. "You can talk to people, but I can't talk to nobody but Curley. Else he gets mad. How'd you like not to talk to anybody?" Lennie said, "Well, I ain't supposed to. George's scared I'll get in trouble." Pg.22 Candy looked about unhappily. "No," he said softly. "No, I couldn't do that. I had 'im too long." "He don't have no fun," Carlson insisted. "And he stinks to beat hell. Tell you what. I'll shoot him for you. Then it won't be you that does it." Candy threw his legs off his bunk. He scratched the white stubble whiskers on his cheek nervously. "I'm so used to him," he said softly. "I had him from a pup." For this evidence Curly’s wife tells Lennie about how she feels lonely and her past events. Lennie

He tells George that he does not have any relatives, so he would be able to give all of his money to him and Lennie. That is if they let him in on their dream to buy their own house. This shows just how bad Candy wants to get out of that ranch and that he will do anything to not be lonely. Loneliness is shown through Candy because he feels like he does not belong and because he has no other friends except his dog, so he feels secluded from the others.

Thirdly, age differences are another factor that can lead to loneliness. Candy is the oldest man at the farm, his best friend, and only friend for the matter is his dog, which gets shot in the middle of the novella. Whilst Candy is friendly and helps out the other guys think he is a little strange. As the text states, “Candy interrupted him, "I'd make a will an' leave my share to you guys in case I kick off, 'cause I ain't got no relatives or nothing….” This quote shows that Candy does not have any other friends or relatives to give anything

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is book of many themes; one that is very prominent is loneliness. Loneliness is common in many people's lives and that is also true for the lives of the characters of the book. Almost all characters in the book are lonely in one way or the other.

“I’d make a will an’ leave my share to you guys incase I kick off.”

During the entire novel, Candy’s desperation was shown as Steinbeck’s main example of Loneliness and its impact on humans. Isolated after the loss of his hand, he is unable to work with the other men and reduced to the role of the swamper which causes Candy to feel unimportant and disposable. Candy seems to have spurts of short term depression throughout the novel. For example when candy is forced to put his dog down, “Candy did not answer. The silence fell on the room again. It came out of the night

Curley is very possessive of her, as if she is something that belongs to him but that everyone else desires. Curley wants the men on the ranch to know that he has something valuable that they aren’t allowed to have. Because Curley’s wife is so lonely, she is always seeking attention and putting a lot of effort into her appearance. Steinbeck writes, “She had full, rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages.” (31) Her over the top looks portrays her desperation to be noticed. Curley also restricts her from from socializing with the other ranch men, which makes her have no friends. She is unable to make any connections with the men on the ranch because everyone knows that if they talk to her, it will end up causing trouble with Curley, something every rancher is desperate to avoid. Since nobody seems to want to talk to Curley’s wife the loneliness makes her doubtful about herself. “What’s the matter with me? Ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody?” (Steinbeck 85). Steinbeck wants us to acknowledge loneliness and realize that sometimes people can be together and yet still be

Had since he was a pup. ”(44). The other workers are always out working or in town and he has no one else. A second example on Candy being lonely is that Candy knows that when he gets too old or crippled to work that he won't have anywhere to go so he tells George and Lennie that he has $300 that he will give to them to be in their dream farm. ”S’pose I went in with you guys.

He just became so depressed. In addition, Candy is isolated because of his age and disabilities. It states, “Candy looked for help from face to face.” (Steinbeck 31). Candy didn’t want to shoot his dog to die, but the men didn’t care.

Of Mice and Men Essay Loneliness can be an unavoidable part of life that can affect anyone. In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, loneliness is an experience shared by all of the ranch workers regardless of social class demonstrated by Curley, Lennie, and Crooks who all represent different social standings. As the boss’s son, Curley is somewhat of an authority figure to the other ranch workers, though not a respected one.

( Steinbeck, pg 68) As a result of this, he attaches himself to The American Dream which, therefore, causes him to befriend George and Lennie. As their relationship strengthens, there is an obvious change in Candy’s behavior as he becomes not only happier but verbal as well! An example of this is when “ a change came over old Candy” ( Steinbeck, pg.89) and he asserted himself in face of Curley’s wife’s accusations. Though their dream, in the end, was determined unattainable, Candy’s biggest fear was shown in the words “ Poor Bastard,” (Steinbeck, pg.111)

In the novel Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck depicts the essential loneliness of California ranch life in the 1930s. He illustrates how people are driven to find companionship. Which he shows through Candy, Crooks, Curley’s wife, George and Lennie.

This dream that he got himself into, it started to give him a sense of hope and happiness, slowly getting rid of the loneliness that was deep inside of him. This all changed whenever Lennie accidentally killed Curley’s wife. His dream was broken. On page (95), Candy said "Then—it’s all off?”. He went into a depression that completely obliterated his sense of

Their first impression of him was that he was old man with handicapped hand and an ancient dog. His loneliness and powerlessness didn’t appear until his dog was shot by another character. The dog helped cover Candy’s loneliness, in the beginning the dog was his life companion. candy’s loneliness was about that he didn’t want to die alone nor live alone “If they was a circus or baseball game… we would of went her “(96). candy desperately wanted to share George and Lennie dream, but Lennie got killed

All through the novel, Steinbeck emphasizes the effects of loneliness, predominantly through the ranch swamper,Candy, who suffers as a victim of ageism. Candy's emotional attachment to the dog blinds him from realizing the dog's incapability and worthlessness. After Slim agrees to rid the dog of its suffering, Candy understands what Carlson and the guys are trying to say. The author writes,“ I'll put the old devil out of his misery right now and get it over with. Ain't nothing left for him.