Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Loneliness is one of the primary themes in Of Mice and Men. Throughout the novel, John Steinbeck shows the enormous effect that loneliness has on the characters. Steinbeck most clearly illustrates this theme through Crooks, Candy, and Curley 's wife. Ranch hands are ideal types of people to portray as being lonely, because their constant travel leaves them without someone to talk to or share things with. Steinbeck also shows how important it is for every human being to have a companion. Companionship is necessary in order for someone to live an enjoyable life. Although loneliness affects each one of the characters in Of Mice and Men differently, they all experience negative feelings from their lack of

A high school girl carried her feet along into the cafeteria, half past noon. Blue denim jeans and a chunky sweater is her outfit. She finds the nearest empty table, which happens to be in the corner, takes out her lunch and starts munching along. Not much expression is found on her face. A blank stare the whole forty minute lunch. It looks like she doesn’t have many people to talk to. This girl must be lonely. She is not the only person who experiences loneliness. Being lonely is extremely common. Loneliness is a major theme throughout the story, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. In the 1930s, Steinbeck powerfully portrays many characters to be lonely, which causes people to have depression and anger.

John Steinbeck portrays the need of companionship throughout the novel using George's relationship with Lennie on a multitude of occasions. This is done first by showing how George cannot stand the thought of him and Lennie being separated. It is conveyed to George by Lennie that he could live on his own in a cave if he is unwanted; however, George instantaneously pushes the thought away saying, "You can jus' as well go to

This proves to us that George is afraid of losing Lennie because he is his only friend and if he loses him, he will become lonely and isolated. This is the thought that Steinbeck uses to help us engage with the emotion

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.

Loneliness is a key point in the novel Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck. Candy, Crooks and Slim are characters in this novel. They live on a ranch, they all are lonely either because of isolation, they got something taken away or just alone. In the novel Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, loneliness is overall a bad feeling that can still be felt when surrounded by others.

Candy was not the first person that we meet in the story that shows their feelings of loneliness. They all did. I saw Candy’s loneliness when we first met him when he walked in on George and Lennie and said “I ain’t interested in nothing you was sayin’. A guy on a ranch don’t ever listen nor don’t ast no questions.” pp. 22-23. The next time I saw Candy’s loneliness was when we saw his old and nasty smelling dog and learned its story. Candy said, “I had ‘im since he was a pup, god he was a good sheepdog when he was younger.” pp.23 The dog was all he had all day since he was a younger man. Candy was a swamper because of his disability. He didn’t hang out with the other men that were on the ranch all day. It was and had always been Candy and

John Steinbeck; the author of the realistic fiction novella, Of Mice and Men, creates an example of what Salina, North Carolina, along with the rest of the United States is like in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. Steinbeck shows the hardships that men had to go through, and what woman and people of color had to endure. Lennie, a clueless man, has made some mistakes in his past and each timer George, his friend, who is more like his guardian has gotten him out of trouble. They have a fresh start and all Lennie has to do is keep out of trouble. At their new job there is Curley, the owner’s son, and his wife. There’s also Crooks, a black man, Slim, and Candy. Lennie and George have each other, but Curley’s wife, Candy, and Crooks feel lonely, and they lead towards desperate measures to avoid loneliness.

“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty”. Mother Teresa was a very well known saint and an extremely powerful speaker who changed the lives of millions. Loneliness is like a disease that crawls its way into a heart and eats it away until there is nothing left to take. John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men does an excellent job of highlighting the damages of loneliness and prejudice. Beginning with the characters, George and Lennie on their way to the ranch that they are to begin working on the next morning when they are then introduced to Candy, Crooks, Curley and Curley’s wife. Steinbeck uses the characters George, Lennie, Crooks, Curley’s wife and Candy to skillfully paint a picture of loneliness and prejudice and the pain and suffering caused by them.

Loneliness can affect people’s choices and behavior in various different ways. It is a reflection of psychological closure. In general, short-term or occasional loneliness does not cause psychological or behavioral disorders, but long-term or severe loneliness may cause certain mood disorders that reduce people's mental health. First of all, both George and Lennie are lonely. At the beginning of the story, George once says that ranch workers like Lennie and him are the loneliest guys all over the world.

In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, he tells the tragic story of a dream gone wrong. The novel focuses on the friendship of two men Lennie and George. Lennie is a handicapped man with a mental disability. The two men travel around the nation working in order to be able to purchase there dream of owning a farm. At the fateful stop, they meet a variety of interesting yet lonely characters. John Steinbeck includes several different themes throughout his novel, however the theme of loneliness is prevalent and is portrayed through the characters in this novel.

Loneliness is a void in the heart which slowly consumes its host until finally it takes away any hopes or aspirations they once held. John Steinbeck ahead of his time published Of Mice and Men in 1937 to show how social discrimination was prominent during this time period. Throughout his short novel he utilizes his characters to display this ill treatment of humanity. Often times, loneliness drives its victims away from their dreams, making them to believe in things that are seemingly irrational. Steinbeck, in Of Mice and Men, created the character of Candy to give him a longing to join George and Lennie’s dream in order to illuminate the affect of society’s alienating, harsh treatment of the old and disabled.

In a world full of mistreatment, racism, and crushed dreams, how would one feel? Welcome to the 1930s, in the midst of the Great Depression. With the last thread of hope clinging, coupled with a judgmental society, characters in Of Mice and Men express themes such as freedom and innocence. Perhaps one notable theme present throughout the novel is loneliness, a quality which all the characters share to an extent. John Steinbeck portrays the theme of loneliness through several characters in the novel, specifically through Lennie, Candy, and Crooks.

George, Lennie and Candy were aiming for the American dream of being their own boss or in Lennie’s case tending the rabbits. This dream came to an end when Lennie accidentally killed Curley’s wife. Candy is angry at Curley’s wife for causing all this trouble. “Ever’body knowed you’d mess things up. You wasn’t no good”. Candy is reflecting his anger upon Curley’s wife, he blames her for his shattered dream. I can understand why he thinks this, he’s never liked her. I don’t feel she’s the

The character Candy preforms abundant examples of how he is lonely and needs companionship. In the bunkhouse with Slim, Whit, George, and Carlson, is one example. Carlson is suggesting to Curly about his dog, "I'll shoot him for you" (Steinbeck 44). This wording suggests that Carlson is ready to murder Candy's only friend which will motivate him to be secluded and bitter. Through the representations of his feelings Candy presents the belief that he is lonely. Candy is talking with Lennie and George when he says, "They’ll  can me purty