Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

The first character that exemplifies loneliness is Crooks. Crooks was always lonely because of his race. Crooks never had a black friend growing up which was no different from the ranch. He stated, “There wasn’t another colored family for miles...now there ain’t a colored man on this ranch.” Crooks felt like all white people didn't want to be around black people which made him isolate himself.He also felt isolated because he was not permitted in the bunkhouse like the other men. Since the guys wouldn’t let him in their area, he felt no one belonged in his, making him isolate himself from everyone else. “They play cards in there, but I can’t play because i'm black. They say I stink. Well,I tell you, all of you stink to me” (75). He also stated, “I tell ya a guy gets too lonely” . This shows you he actually get lonely.

Would you like to know where and how loneliness can occur through characters in novels and in reality? Well, in the book Of Mice and Men, by Jerry Steinback a commonly occurring central problem is based off of many forms of loneliness occurring through many, if not every character besides sub characters where we do not get a deep enough of an insight to create ideas or inferences about them. Of Mice and Men, is a story mainly focused on two characters, one named Lennie who’s mentally ill and who’s incapable of anything except the needs of physical strength. And another named George, who is smart but caught in the guilt of Lennie’s needs. Meaning, he was and got stuck with Lennie because Lennie ‘s guardian who was George’s friend died so Lennie had no one except his friend George. They together travel as poor migrant workers, and what makes things worse is that Lennie doesn’t know how to stay out of trouble. George works hard in trying to keep a steady life with Lennie, but it’s literally impossible with a man like Lennie. George can’t always be with Lennie to keep him from doing things he isn’t supposed to do. Eventually they get going on a new ranch after an incident with Lennie, and Lennie 's troubles bring him to killing the Master’s son’s wife of their new ranch, where George is later forced to kill Lennie. Loneliness is displayed throughout the book through certain characters who experience it

Another character who is lonely is Curley’s wife. She married Curley only because she never got her letter from the Hollywood producer, not because she loved Curley. As a result, she has no relationship and no friends ,so she wanders the bunkhouse every day looking for somebody to talk to. She wants to escape loneliness by talking to people, but everybody pushes her away, even Curley, her husband. As she says on pg 89, “I don’ like Curly. I could been in the movies, an’ have nice clothes.” This shows that Curley was just her last resort option in her idyllic path to movie stardom. The last character affected by loneliness is Crooks. He is black and thus he is pushed away by everybody and even has to live in an isolated room in the bunkhouse. Because of this he pretends to push away people too even though he longs for their presence because he doesn 't know how to act any differently. In the book, Steinbeck shows that it is almost impossible for Crook’s to escape loneliness unless he escapes out of poverty first.

The first example of a character who experiences loneliness is Crooks. Crooks is an African American stable buck. He is the lowest at the ranch because of his race. Crooks lives alone in his own bunkhouse because he is not allowed in the bunkhouse where the white workers live. He has no one to talk to because he is different than the rest of the group. Later in the novela, Crooks confides in Lennie. “A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody” (Steinbeck 72). Lennie is the only person on the ranch willing to listen to Crooks. Crooks is telling Lennie that it drives him mad that he doesn't have anyone to talk to. He sits alone in his bunkhouse reading books.

One example of a characters conflict with loneliness is crooks. Crooks struggles with being alone every day, he has his own bunk house that he stays in because he is not allowed in the other one with the rest of the men because he is black. He gets hope when Lennie and candy tell him about their plan to buy their own land and move there but then he soon realizes they don’t want him to go and he returns to being lonely again. He is also

The theme of loneliness is best portrayed through characterisation, and is evident in almost all of the characters in the novel. The gloomiest examples are Crooks and Curley’s wife. Cooks is forced to live in solitude because of his skin colour, and being the only Negro man on the reach

In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the topic of loneliness is very heavily emphasized throughout the story. This is especially noticeable in the fact that George and Lennie are very unique in that they travel together, which is something most migrant workers do not do. It seems that almost everyone on the ranch is lonely in some way or another, from Crooks to Candy to Curley’s wife. Through the use of dialogue and characterization, Steinbeck demonstrates that loneliness can be caused by social barriers or personal choice, and sometimes both.

“Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world…” (Steinbeck 13). In the novel Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck writes about two guys named Lennie and George but he also writes through his characters about loneliness and what it can do to people. Loneliness is a powerful emotion because people need people to keep on going in life; loneliness is shown by the characters of Candy, an elderly man; crooks, the only African American on the ranch and Curley’s wife; the only female on the ranch.

“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. ”(Mother Teresa) This quote deals with humanity in general because people who have nobody to lean on and nobody who loves them suffer terribly. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, loneliness in a variety of ways and through a variety of characters; the ranch is a major setting where men are thrown together in the 1930’s to earn a living by doing hard labor.

Ikenna Ujuagu Ms. Brew English 9 21. April 2015 Of Mice and Men is a story by John Steinbeck. This story is a story of people who have experienced companionship. These characters were all lonely and did not know what to do to themselves. Steinbeck creates that people who work on the ranch in the past have had isolated lives, “an ash-pile made by many fires; the limb is worn smooth by men who have sat on it”(18).

Loneliness is usually an unpleasant, emotional state in response to emptiness and isolation. Loneliness isn’t just wanting friends or wanting to go out and do stuff with another person. It’s also the fear of being disconnected or cut off by people you care about, or just people in your life. Loneliness can cause insecurity, depression, and anxiety.

In society, solitude is an inevitable matter of life that not even the toughest or superior can escape. Many people need loved ones in their life with whom they may relate to and socialize on a daily basis. Without friends or family, people would suffer from seclusion, lack of communication and purpose. Loneliness may result as a cause of negative impacts as well as display the feeling of rejection. In the novel Of Mice and Men, the author John Steinbeck demonstrates how loneliness plays a significant role in the lives of many characters including Curley’s wife and Crooks.

Loneliness can be one of the worst feeling anybody can experience. Being isolated can lead to loneliness. Crooks in the book Of Mice and Men is a perfect example of a person being lonely due to isolation. Candy and Curley’s wife are also lonely but for different reasons. In the book Of Mice and Men Crooks, Candy, and Curley’s wife all experience loneliness and isolation.

Loneliness How do you feel when you are left alone a long time?Probably not good. How do you think you would feel if you were lonely your whole?You’d go insane. In the story, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinback, loneliness is a major theme. It effects most of the people on the ranch, who have little money,and leave on their journey by themselves.

While many of the ranchers didn’t have real friends by their side, they were still acquainted with other ranchers. Other characters in the book were isolated from all, causing an even greater feeling of loneliness. Characters that experienced this bitter sensation were those such as Curley’s wife and Crooks. Curley’s wife was the only woman on a farm of lonely men. Throughout the book, you would think she would be the character who received the most attention.