Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Crooks is the stable boy, he is neat, likes books and is pretty quiet. He is also black, because of this he is discriminated be the other men at the farm. This prejudice leads Crooks to be extreme isolated, left to tend the horses alone. When Lennie tries to make friends with Crooks he reacts defensively, as the text states, “Crooks scowled, but Lennie's disarming smile defeated him. "Come on in and set a while," Crooks said. "'Long as you won't get out and leave me alone, you might as well set down." His tone was a little more friendly.” This quote shows that since Crooks hasn’t had any friends for so long that he almost can't deal with someone trying to be nice and interact with him.

The character Crooks has shown loneliness throughout the whole story and that drives him to a point where he doesn’t want to be existent to all the other men. In the middle of the book Lennie and Crooks start a conversation and Crooks explains how he’s feeling. Steinbeck writes, “‘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’”(68). Crooks doesn’t get much sympathy from the men because he is black. He is so desperate to play cards with the guys, but all of them leave him out and makes him feel even more lonely. Crooks experiences the most desolation because the men tell him that he “stinks” and can’t play cards because he’s “black. In addition to the last example, the novel also explains in the story how separated Crooks is from everybody else and shows us how alone he actually is. Crooks is the most lonely character in the novel and it shows by his actions and personality. Steinbeck shows, “This room was swept and fairly neat, for Crooks was a proud, aloof man. He kept his distance and demanded that other people keep theirs” (67). He felt desperate enough to tell the men to keep their distance so he

Crooks is the most character who is affected by the lack of friendships. The main cause of Crooks’ lack of friendship focuses on the fact that he is black. Similar to Curley’s wife who is isolated from the rest of the workers because she is the only woman on the ranch. Crooks is also isolated from the other workers but because he is black. He was forced to sleep in a separate bunk than the others. This caused him to be lonely. Steinbeck shows why Crooks background partly explains his aggressive nature. Crooks’ dream of being seen as equal to everyone else and not getting judged by others based on his skin

Loneliness can be a very harsh emotion. Some let it take over their whole lookout on life . The way each individual deals with it is different but sometimes it bothers people to the point where they let it affect their dreams and decisions. In the book Of Mice and Men, characters make big decisions that affects their dreams that leave them unhappy.

“Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.” Dag Hammarskiold

All of us have gone through loneliness at some point in our lives. Some more than others, but definitely at one time. Google defines loneliness as, “sadness because one has no friends or company.” In the book Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, this is a recurring issue that many characters face at different times throughout the story. Most of the time, the author has the character express their loneliness directly through dialogue directed towards another character, but sometimes the reader needs to analyze hints from the author or re-read sections to uncover a character's hidden loneliness.

“Language…has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word ‘solitude’ to express the glory of being alone.” (Paul Tillich) This quote narrates the novel, “Of Mice and Men”, by John Steinbeck. In the first chapter, Steinbeck presents the idea of loneliness and men who work on ranches with no point in life. Steinbeck utilizes this setting to demonstrate these thoughts. The novel “Of Mice and Men”, demonstrates loneliness and isolation in the characters Candy, Crooks, and Curley's wife.

The author uses Crooks as an example to show loneliness. In other words, they wouldn’t let Crooks come into the bunkhouse and play cards with them because he is black. The author explains, “S’pose you didn’t

“Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is a novel that illustrates the theme of loneliness through out its’ story. The central relationship between George and Lennie is a bond based on preventing the loneliness of a farmhands life. The minor characters such as Crooks and Candy, reveal their loneliness in the story as well. Finally, the main plot twist of the story, the death of Curley’s wife, was a result of a situation caused by loneliness.

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.

Throughout our lives, we find that we just aren't ourselves without a companion, someone to watch our back, someone we can talk to through rough times. Sometimes when we find ourselves lost in life we go to some of our best friends in search for some advice. Its just the nature, the nature in every living thing that pulls us towards a specific companion’(s), to help us complete the journey that is life. Life is not so easy without a friend, the feeling of loneliness that some of us were lucky enough to never come across. Just as shown in Of Mice and Men, a novel that shows what good a companion can do for you in life.

The book Of Mice and Men takes place near Soledad. Soledad is a seemingly isolated town, which, in the Spanish language, translates to "loneliness". The book also takes place during the great depression. The great depression is a time of loneliness throughout all the hearts of America. The beginning of the story starts off with the main characters Lennie and George traveling looking for work. The rest of the novel’s setting is on a ranch and is a story of their lives while working on the ranch and their dream to “live off the fatta the land”. Towards the end of the novel Lennie threatens their dream and the characters have to find a way to solve the messy situation. Steinbeck does a good job of foreshadowing the ending event during the

Soledad. Not only is this the name of the town in which the ranch is located on, but it means solitude; the state or situation of being alone. Two main themes proposed In Of Mice and Men written by George Steinbeck are social discrimination and isolation. Setting new standards, George and Lennie make quite the aberrant pair considering they travel together and pay no mind to the ideas of discrimination. You see, most ranch hands wouldn’t travel together.

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.

Crooks, Curley, Candy and Curley 's wife are all lonely, but all for different reasons such as discrimination and prejudice. Crooks is a black man who has always been pushed aside from every group. He is treated as second class, he