Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

“A guy needs somebody- to be near him...A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody. Don’t make no difference who the guy is, long’s he’s with you”(Steinbeck 72). The Great Depression, which occurred in the 1930s, was rough on migrant workers, young and old, women, and black people alike. Candy, Curley’s wife, and Crooks undergo loneliness and discrimination during the Great Depression. John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men characters Candy, Curley’s wife, and Crooks, like so many people during the 1930s, experience harrowing times of being isolated from everybody else during those times. The things they face are being separated in a different room, being shunned by men who think they are above them, and people thinking that they are too old and useless. The theme of loneliness is expressed and felt in the novella Of Mice and Men through the isolation and discrimination of Candy, Curley’s wife, and Crooks.

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.

When Candy’s beloved dog is put down, Candy becomes lonely, because his only permanent companion at the ranch is dead. He demonstrates this when he tells Lennie and George(another ranch hand), “When they can me here I wisht somebody’d shoot me..... I won’t have no place to go, an’ I can’t get no more jobs”(60). This quote shows that Candy feels alone, especially now that his dog is dead, which is why he’s trying to find a sense of belonging with George and Lennie by buying land with them. He shows loneliness again when he enters Crook’s room for the first time, when everyone but Lennie and Candy have gone to town.

Candy is one of many characters on the ranch that shows loneliness. Candy Is very limited to what he can do since he lost his hand, causing him not to be with the other men while working. Since he can't work with the other men Candy is very isolated, he works as a swamper with no one else and he had a dog. Candy and his dog were very close even though the dog was getting very old and starting to smell. Carlson decided since the dog was old, smelly, and wasn't much help he wanted to shoot it. Candy did not want that to happen but Carlson overpowered him and pressured him. Carlson shot the dog and Candy now had no one. “Well-hell! I had him so long. John Steinbeck states, “Since he

Loneliness is a lot more deadly than people think. Unlike the lyrics to Williams’ song, it can literally kill you. In the book Mice of Men (written by John Steinbeck) each character is dealing with their own type of isolation. Isolation is not only problem in the the book, but a problem in the real world seen with older people, and people that live alone. It can cause obesity, suicide, early death, and a ton of other mental and physical defects.

In the book of Mice and Men there are many characters that are lonely and want their dreams to come true. This quote means that the good is gone and that the evil is taking over. “ The deep pool of the Salinas river was still in the late afternoon. Already the sun had left the valley to go climbing up the slopes of the Gabilan mountains, and the hilltops were rosy in the sun. But by the pool among the mottled sycamores, a pleasant shade had fallen.” First, the people that are socially lonely in the book is Crooks and Curley's wife. ( Curley’s wife)“ After a pause Crooks said. “ Maybe you better go along to your own house now. We don’t want no trouble.” “ Well, I ain’t giving you no trouble. Think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever’ once

In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck it is important to observe the theme loneliness since it relates to the Great Depression in United States at that time. Steinbeck portrays loneliness in the characterisation, specially in Candy, Crooks and Curley’s wife, explaining the loneliness of human existence.

Many of the characters in the novel are isolated and openly discuss their feelings of loneliness and i think that most of them feel that way because the guys travel by themselves and that's one of the reasons they may feel lonely. They also might feel lonely because they don't even have a home or a place they could call their own. The reason why I think a majority of them are lonely though is because they don't have families and just having a family and spending time with them makes you feel better and since they don't have a family is probably why most of the men spend their time at susy's place. Another one of the reasons why i think that most of the men and even the people that work at the ranch are lonely is because they have almost absolutely nothing.

Due to the skin color of Crooks, he might be one of the loneliest characters in the story. During the Great Depression, Crooks was a black person and he was separated from other workers and treated unfairly. Before Crooks and Lennie were having a conversation, Crooks was being very mean and did not want anybody to “come into a colored man’s room”, since it was the only place where he allowed to be in . After Crooks became friendly at Lennie, he started to explain how he really wanted to talk to anybody so badly, because it would make “a guy goes nut if he ain’t got nobody.” However, his words did not matter due to his skin color, because it was “just a nigger saying it”.

He becomes very introverted and finds solace in his books. The little interaction Crooks gets is often dominated by others. When standing up for himself against Curley’s wife she snaps on him, “You know what I can do to you if you open your trap” (Steinbeck 78). Because he is african american, it is easy to assert dominance over him. This means the few interactions he has are undermining.

“Of Mice and Men” is written by John Steinbeck, published in 1937, it was set in the 1930’s during the Great Depression in California. George and Lennie are the two protagonist characters; they are farm workers who have a dream of one day owning their own ranch. They find work in a ranch near Soledad and are met by different characters, most of which are lonely and the only thing keeping them alive is their dreams. Loneliness is the unpleasant emotional response to isolation and lack of companionship, in the novel “Of Mice and Men” Steinbeck portrays the theme of loneliness and isolation effectively through key fictional characters. This essay will describe the way loneliness is shown in “Of Mice and Men.”

Of Mice and Men, a tragic novel written by John Steinbeck, tells about the dream of Lennie Small and George Milton. Lennie and George are two hard workers that travel place to place to make money to buy the piece of land they have always dreamed of owning. Steinbeck includes many different themes in his novel, however, loneliness seems to play a major role in the book. When Lennie and George arrive at the farm where they are going to work they meet many new people. They are introduced to Crooks, Candy, and Curley’s wife who represent the theme of loneliness in the novel.

In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, he tells the story of two men, Lennie Small and George Milton, who travel across the nation in search for work. On the last job they would work together, they meet several new people. The people that they meet displayed a variety of different characteristics. But most of all, every character displayed loneliness. The theme of loneliness is displayed by three characters in particular, Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife.

Candy is another very lonely character in the novel. The old handyman with only one hand as the result of an accident worries that the boss will soon declare him useless and demand him to leave the ranch. A very important aspect about Candy is his relationship with his ancient dog. The dog, as well as Candy himself, represent the future for people that will not achieve their dreams. Candy has spent the best years of his life working for someone else’s ranch, only to lose his hand and have little money. He is very lonely as he declares “I ain’t no relatives, nor nothing.“ Furthermore his loneliness is shown by his desire to talk to George, the intelligent guy that still has hope for a better future, and shares his dream by promising him money to buy

As the oldest man on the ranch, and being timid, Candy was one of the loneliest person working on the ranch. Earlier in the story, Candy’s dog and only friend was killed. Making him feel as if his life no longer help a purpose. This was evident when Candy said “I wisht somebody’d shoot me if I got old an’ a cripple.”(Steinbeck, 35). Throughout life, Candy never truly had a friendly relationship, because of his timid personality, except for his dog. Prior the presence of loneliness in Candy’s life, he was very happy travelling everywhere with his dog. Until his dog, was taken from him and shot dead. The bullet was heard by all of the men, and specifically affected Candy “A shot sounded in the distance. The men looked quickly at the old man.”(39). At