Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Candy wished he had shot his dog himself because he was supposed to be the one who cared for him. He was also very upset because he lost the only thing that he cared about, the dog that he had sense it was a pup. “I wish somebody would shoot me when I become useless” (60). Candy doesn’t want to be useless and just be there he actually wants to have a purpose. As it is he doesn’t really get to do much because of his injury.

“Actually, feeling lonely has little to do with how many friends you have. It 's the way you feel inside. Some people who feel lonely may rarely interact with people and others who are surrounded by people but don 't feel connected” (Karyn Hall 2013). Truthfully, loneliness is something almost all people fear. It 's a deeper feeling then just being isolated. It 's feeling distant or disconnected from others. Loneliness is so much more than just feeling secluded, it 's feeling rejected by society, or even like an outcast. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck suggests that there is a deeper meaning to being lonely than just the superficial sense of

Oftentimes, people confuse loneliness with the state of being alone. When looking at the overall big picture, it is easy to forget that loneliness is temporary. People are not alone because even back in primitive times, they bore a natural instinct to strive for companionship in order to survive. Human imagination creates companions in cases of extreme loneliness which contradicts the state of being alone. Due to societal and family standards, others in society make it practically impossible to be alone. Mankind often goes through life without realizing the overwhelming amount of human contact and support. People are never alone, they are just simply

The character Candy preforms abundant examples of how he is lonely and needs companionship. In the bunkhouse with Slim, Whit, George, and Carlson, is one example. Carlson is suggesting to Curly about his dog, "I'll shoot him for you" (Steinbeck 44). This wording suggests that Carlson is ready to murder Candy's only friend which will motivate him to be secluded and bitter. Through the representations of his feelings Candy presents the belief that he is lonely. Candy is talking with Lennie and George when he says, "They’ll  can me purty

The killing of Candy's dog deepened his loneliness, just as the killing of Lennie totally destroyed George. Since the dog was Candy's best friend, its death was drastic to him. Candy was rejected by the society because he was old and had only one arm. He was useless to it; therefore they did not care about his feelings. Also, since he was weak no one cared about him and he could not do anything about it. A stronger person like Slim had the respect of everyone and this forced the society to listen to them. Candy was deeply saddened by this, and this was shown when he said "You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They say he wasn't no good to himself nor nobody else."(Pg.60). Then he said "When they can me here I wished somebody'd shoot me. But they won't do anything like that. I won't have no place to go an' I can't get no more jobs."(Pg.60). This showed that Candy was hopeless and had no place to go. Without his dog, he was now alone.

They depend not only on themselves, but also upon others for companionship. Social meetings are an amazing place to relax, have fun, and make friends. When socialization is restricted or limited, life becomes dull and ideas cannot be spread. In “The Pedestrian,” by Ray Bradbury, Leonard Mead explains his reasons for seclusion to a robot police officer, “Not married, … Nobody wanted me” (Bradbury 2).

“Of Mice and Men” is a novel written by John Steinbeck that takes a look at people and analyzes their needs. On of people’s most essential needs, as shown by the novel, is companionship. People are either attempting to seek companionship, or to hold onto the companionship that they already have obtained. There are people in the novel, most notably George and Candy, who actively try to not be alone by maintaining their relationships. George and Lennie’s relationship is centered around their dream of owning land together.

Of Mice and Men, a novella by John Steinbeck, tells the story of a pair of unlikely migrant workers, George and Lennie, and their hopes of being able to own their own piece of land to end their unceasing and lonely travels during the Great Depression. Steinbeck’s intent of the novel is to show how loneliness has the ability to drive somebody mad and affect them in only a negative manner, however, companionship can aid loneliness in people and make them feel better. When the guys had gone into town to drink and left Lennie behind with the pups, he had seen Crooks’s light on in his room. He had gone over and didn’t have an inviting welcoming as he had expected. “Lennie smiled helplessly in an attempt to make friends.

In the novel, Of Mice and Men, these various characters throughout their lives made choices that caused them to seem lonely. The choices that Candy, Curley’s wife, and Crooks affected their personality and their behavior towards others. Candy, an old man, who worked alone had his only companion that loved him shot by someone other than himself and what he could do now was to dream about a place where none of that would ever happen again. When Candy spoke with George and Lennie, he explained how he regretted to let Carlson shoot his dog. “I oughtta of shot that dog myself, George.

Candy was the old one handed janitor on the farm. Candy only had $350 dollars to his name some of which came from the work he did, but mostly from what they paid him after he lost his hand on the job. Candy had one real friend on the farm; his old dog LuLu. He had, had the old crippled dog since he was a puppy. Lulu seems to be  his peers enemy for all the other men in the bunkhouse are not to fond of the dog’s funky smell.

The dark feeling of loneliness is an element of life that is inevitable to all people on a global level. To me it’s like a parasite, a virus eating away at the body and soul. “of Mice and Men” by Steinbeck, Exemplifies the loneliness of life on a California Ranch. John Steinbeck shows this through characters and the mood as well as the name of the town “Soledad”, in Spanish Means Solitude and loneliness.

A Desire for Friendship Everyone wants and needs a friend in their life. It does not matter if that person is more reserved or a social butterfly. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee an example of this feeling of loneliness is used in the character Boo Radley.

Especially during hard times such as the Great Depression, the concept of companionship is crucial. The book Of Mice and Men tells a story of how different people choose to face the world, each of them holding on to their own impossible dreams in the toughest of situations. As the story grows, the characters lean on each other and latch on to each other in hopes of leaving their isolation. Steinbeck explores the idea of friendship and loneliness by the characterization of George, Lennie, Curly’s wife, Crooks, and Candy.

Candy was the first character to be shown as lonely. At first, Candy was not alone because his dog was always with him. "You wouldn't think it to look at him now, but he was the best damn sheep dog I ever seen."(ch.3, pg.56) The dog was nurtured by Candy so it followed behind him. Candy cares about the dog very much. It

With more than seven billion of us on the planet, humans are definitely social creatures; our inexorable spread across every corner of the globe could never have been possible without massive inter-species collaboration. Attachment theory seeks to describe and understand human interaction from a scientific standpoint; it states that people develop emotional bonds with significant others and are motivated to maintain those bonds over time. Individuals vary along two dimensions of attachment insecurity: anxiety and avoidance. Secure individuals, who score low on both dimensions, typically display the healthiest relationship processes and have the most positive relationship outcomes. Anxious or avoidant individuals, on the other hand, tend to have unhealthy relationships.