Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In addition, Crooks also does not know how to relate and function normally anymore because of how his loneliness has effected him. Crooks 's animosity was exemplified when Lennie comes into his room unannounced. He greets Lennie with: "Come on in and set a while... 'Long as you won 't get out and leave me alone, you might as well set down." Crooks has been lonely for so long that he expects people not to talk to him. When Lennie comes in and does not have any intention of hurting him, he realizes it and he let 's his guard down. It may seem that he doesn 't desire friendships or affection, but he no longer knows how to deal with his loneliness. It has made him into another person, one that obtains a relentless hostility toward anyone and everyone that gets close to

The perceptions we make of Curley's wife are corrupted from the views of the ranch hands. Because sexuality is her only weapon she is referred to by George as 'jailbait' and ' a tart' 'Jesus what a tramp.' George has reason to be weary of her presence especially with Lenny around and the incident in Weed. 'Listen to me you crazy bastard...Don't you even look at that bitch. He is concerned about Lennie safety because he knows he won’t be able to resist her.

She is a lonely woman. The reason Curley’s wife wants attention from everybody is become of the lack of love she feels. When she tries to talk to Lennie he denies her. She asks “Why can’t I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody, I get awful lonely.”

She has a big dream to become a movie star and when her mother did not let her go, she settled with marrying Curley. She does not love Curley and is very unhappily married. She only gets the wrong attention from the men at the ranch, and being the only woman makes her have no one to relate to. “‘Wha’s the matter with me?’ she cried, ‘Ain't I got a right to talk to nobody?’” (Steinbeck 86). Curley’s Wife does not understand why she is treated like there is something wrong with her. Giving the other men at the ranch “the eye” is wrong, but she does this because she does not get the attention she wants from her husband. Her loneliness leads to her confiding in Lennie, and ultimately, her

Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted drive one’s mental health insane. Curley’s wife was lonely mentally and emotionally. It was caused by her lack of communication and association with other people. Curley’s wife inappropriate actions with the other characters and her untimely death in the novel are driven by her loneliness.

Crooks mentions “A guy need somebody-- to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody”(72), which shows that he wished to someone’s company since he feels he needs any sort of company. Also, Crooks deformed and crooked back forces him to have limited amounts of contact with the other men since all he can do is tend the horses in the barn or play horseshoes. Which results as an increase in his feeling of loneliness. In addition, even though he degrades Lennie as they begin to converse in the barn, Crooks’ loneliness forces him to talk with Lennie since he has no one to talk to. As Crooks says in the novel “A guy sets alone out here all night, maybe readin’ books or thinkin’ or stuff like that. Sometimes he gets thinkin’, an’ he got nothing to tell him what’s so an’ what ain’t so… he can’t turn to the guy and ast him”(73). Throughout the novel, as Crooks develops a character, his loneliness is demonstrated each time he is mentioned.

"…You go on get outta my room. I ain’t wanted in the bunk house, and you ain’t wanted in my room." said Crooks. "Why ain’t you wanted?" Lennie asked. "

Loneliness in Of Mice and Men is shown in many ways, because of this each character was affected by loneliness in different ways and responses. One example of loneliness is with the character Crooks. Crooks is forced to live alone. Away from the other workers because he is African American, “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”(Pg. 68). This quote proves how Crooks is very lonely, because the men play cards but don’t let him play because they say he stinks and he is black. Not only does this show how Crooks is quite lonely, but he is also treated unfairly because of racial discrimination. “Well, jus’ forget it,” said Crooks. “I didn’ mean it. Jus’ foolin’. I wouldn’ want to go no place like that.” “Well, O.K.; if you feel like that. Good night.”(Pg. 83). Crooks is saying he is lonely, but he

Loneliness can be the death of people. Some think that loneliness does not taint our world but they are dead wrong. In the story Of Mice and Men, author John Steinbeck portrays the loneliness and independence portrayed on people who live on ranches. Crooks is a black man who has separated himself from everyone else because he doesn't feel welcome as he is black and he feels a certain friction to be independent. But really, all he wants is someone to talk to. Curley’s wife is a woman who is depicted as being a cruel and mean person but really all she wants is someone to talk to as well because she is lonely. Lastly, Lennie is a very kind man who is slow and all he wants to do is pet soft things but he is too aggressive and hurts or kills things when he panics.

Loneliness is an theme deeply represented in Of Mice and Men. From the obvious examples

When George and Lennie first see her she says “sometimes Curley’s in here… if he ain't, I guess I better leave… but you can’t blame me for looking.” (Steinbeck 31) She knew Curley wasn’t going to be in the bunk house but she is very snoopy and wants to be with the guys. Lennie said that she was pretty and right away George responded by

She knows the only person that’ll talk to her is Lennie and she takes that to her advantage. Lennie loves to talk no matter who it is because that is just the way he is; that’s his personality.

Crooks was definitely one to show loneliness. Mainly because he was a colored man. Also, he did not have anyone to interact with because not only was he a black man, he was the only black guy in the farm. For example, when the author describes Crooks it states, “Cause I’m black. They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black.

A young man sits in a dark room looking up at the ceiling,wishing he was noticed or cared about by someone. He’s stuck in his misery because of this feeling of loneliness and he has no one to turn to,no one that will listen to him. He lays there in distress wishing he was loved but no one pays attention because of his differences. John Steinbeck displays the theme,loneliness in the story Of mice and men several times by showing us how Crook,the only African american in the story got discriminated because of his color. Loneliness affects people’s feelings and themselves all the time.

Loneliness is a feeling, not physical nor visible but it's toll is immense… Curley’s wife, Candy, and Crook all suffer from Loneliness in the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Curley’s wife is burdened by being avoided, Crook is racially slurred and also avoided, and Candy has no family or friends too be there for him.