Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Subsequently, Steinbeck uses Curley's wife, the woman married to the Boss's son, to contribute to the theme of loneliness. Curley pays very little attention to his wife. As a result, she goes around talking to the other guys on the farm. The problem with this is Curley gets mad when she talks to anyone else besides him. Curley's wife explains, "I get lonely… You can talk to people, but I can't talk to nobody but Curley. Else he gets mad. How'd you like not to talk to anybody?" (Curley's wife 87). This quote demonstrates the intense loneliness she feels when she states that Curley tries to seclude her from everyone so he can have her all to himself. In an attempt to curb her loneliness, Curley's wife tries to talk to all the men on the farm. However, due

Being the only woman on the ranch and being the boss' son's wife, she has a hard time fitting in with anyone. She constantly walks around the ranch looking for her husband and someone to talk to. One day she persuades Lennie to have small talk with her which leads to a tragedy. All Curley's Wife wanted throughout the novel was someone to talk

One reason why Curley's wife is lonely is because her newlywed husband never pays attention to her and is always out of town or working. He eaves her in the house and she doesn't have anyone to talk to. “Well, I ain't giving you no trouble. Think I don't like to talk to somebody ever’ once in awhile? Think I like to stick in that house all the time?”

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

All Alone On a Ranch Full of People Of Mice and Men is a realistic fiction novel written by John Steinbeck. Two young men, Lennie and George arrive at a job in Soledad after running from Lennie's mistakes in a small town called Weed. George takes care of Lennie who needs extra help because of his mental disabilities, he has the personality of a five year old. At the ranch they are working at, George and Lennie meet many different people including Candy, Curley's Wife, and Crooks. They start to discover how lonely these people feel and how lucky they are to have each other.

Loneliness reaches all aspects of a person’s normal life. It can affect the decisions someone makes and the possibilities they can achieve. In John Steinbeck’s Novel “Of Mice and Men”, the story revolves around an unlikely pair, who move around the country trying to find a job during the events of the Great Depression. Of all the characters in this novel, Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s Wife, are the loneliest.

Mother Teresa once said “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty” (Mother Teresa). Mother Teresa is trying to express, being alone is the worst feeling and nobody can fight against loneliness. Loneliness is something can isolate the body in person. In the novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, some characters like Candy, Crooks and Curley’s wife, they feel desolated because they cannot express themselves.

Loneliness is an ongoing theme throughout Of Mice and Men. For example, on page 72, Crooks said, “Books ain’t no good. A guy needs somebody to be near him.” Due to his color, Crooks is ostracized from the other men and only has books to keep him company. He is lonely and need companionship that a book will never be able to provide. Curley’s wife is another example of loneliness. She said to Lennie on page 87, “Why can’t I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely.” Curley’s wife is frustrated that her husband doesn’t allow her to talk to anybody on the ranch but him. She gets bored of Curley and battles her loneliness by flirting with the ranchers.

“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.” This quote, written by Jodi Picoult, explains the true meaning of how people can become lonely. Sometimes people’s differences can cause others to push them away. In the fictional novella, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, he displays this notion through the diversity of his characters.

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, is a literary masterpiece that paints a vivid picture of American life during the Great Depression. There are many recurring cycles, or themes, apparent in the novel. Three of these are loneliness, the American dream, and human nature. Using these cycles, Of Mice and Men offers a look back at the harsh reality faced by the American people who were living during the Great Depression. Steinbeck articulates the feelings of struggling Americans during that time in his spectacular novel.

“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). In the 1930s, the Great Depression was rough on migrant workers, the young and old, women, and black people alike.

In Of Mice and Men loneliness takes the biggest affect on Curley’s wife and Crooks. To begin, the person was the loneliest in this story was Curley’s wife. She was the only female present on the new ranch Lennie and George arrived at. Throughout the book Curley’s wife is called jailbait, tart, and flirtatious. Curley, the boss’s son, is married to her in the story and is the reason that she has to stay there.

Of Mice and Men Topic: In Of Mice and Men, many of the characters are lonely. Discuss. The novel, Of Mice and Men, is written by John Steinbeck in 1937 during the Great Depression.

What is loneliness? Loneliness is when someone is sad because they don’t have any friends or company. In Of Mice and Men there is quite a bit of loneliness that goes on with quite a few of the characters. George, Crooks, and Curley’s wife all experience loneliness at one point in time, some of them more than others. George is lonely because he hangs out with Lennie and travels constantly.

The only cure for loneliness is having a companion. Whether that is a dog, or a best friend . All living things need somebody by their side. Friendship is everywhere in Of Mice and Men. George and Lennie are not the only two people that stay with each other. It may not be mentioned as often, but even the people on the ranch needed each other. In his novel Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck suggests that everybody, no matter what race, religion, or gender needs friendship.