Loneliness In Of Mice And Men By John Steinbeck

One thing that can change a man is meeting another, as this gives him the opportunity of having a friend and not being alone. A person who is lonely will always search for a friendship. In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the characters Crooks, Lennie, and Curley’s wife all exemplify loneliness and isolation.They all search for a bond in their own way.

“Guys like us, that work on ranches are the loneliness guys in the world. They got no family...we got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us” (Steinbeck 14). During the Great Depression, much of society is alienated while survival of the fittest prevails. The power of loneliness affects the individual involved as long as the society it is present in continues to harvest the discriminatory ways. During the 1930’s, the Great Depression was at its peak; The stock markets crashed, and a chain reaction caused the unemployment rates to rise to an all time high. Thus, migrant worker became popular because they were always needed on a farm and it was a way for one to find employment. In of Mice and Men, Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife are all victims of the Great Depression. Candy and Crooks work on the farm, while Curley’s wife is the flirtatious nuisance whose dreams were crushed. The pervasive emotion throughout this novella is loneliness. Loneliness is felt by Candy, Crooks, and and Curley’s wife, whether it’s being represented symbolically as the characters are fighting social devastation, learning to make it alone, or through their actions.

In chapter three, an older migrant worker called Candy explains to George how he lost his hand on the ranch and was compensated with a “swampin” job and 250 dollars. Because of Candy’s older age, readers can infer that he has outlived many of his friends and family members; consequently, Candy feels all alone and longs to find a “family” before he dies. Knowing that Candy doesn’t have any remaining family helps the audience understand why he struggled so much with Carlson’s proposal to end his dog’s suffering: “I had him so long. Had him since he was a pup… You wouldn’t

Loneliness is a revolving topic throughout the book. Many characters are impacted by it and this changes the outcome of the book. In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, he develops the concept of loneliness through Candy's disability, Crooks unable to fit in, and Curley's wife in order to demonstrate that loneliness impacts people by causing anger and depression.

Understanding just how important security is to his own future, Candy hopes he can tempt George with his life’s savings and seal the deal when he mentions he had no living relatives to either help him or benefit from his death. Scared and embarrassed, Candy never comes straight out and admits how ageism has affected him, but he does express his feelings of fear and his desire to feel like he belongs when he comments to George, “They’ll can me purty soon. Just as soon as I can’t swamp out no bunkhouses…” (60). Without any family or friends, without a job or any money, Candy latches on to the idea of owning land together: “An’ it’d be our own, an’ nobody could can us” (58). Unfortunately, since Candy is much older than the other ranch workers, he often feels left out and lonely amongst a group of young, healthy men. Despite his insecurities, Candy still wants to contribute something to society to help provide him with a sense of purpose and to help make him feel like someone still needs him.

James Allen once said, “Studying these photos has engendered in me a caution of whites, of the majority, of the young, of religion, of the accepted.” Very few people were accepted during the Great Depression. The ones who were accepted, whites, were very harsh to the others. Loneliness and isolation was caused by social barriers for three characters in the book.

The book “of Mice and Men” was wrote In his novella, Of Mice and men, the author John Steinbeck uses Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s Wife to show how far people will go to escape loneliness. All 3 live on a ranch in california during the great depression, and they are all unique characters with similar wants. Many people during this period of time were migrant workers were isolated and only wanted personal gain

I’m tired of getting my hopes up for things I know will never happen. So in John Steinbeck OF Mice and Men, three of the main characters Candy, Cruley’s wife, and Crooks show how loneliness can affect a person. The characters in Of Mice and Men show that loneliness is a problem that must be overcome in order to live a happy, fulfilled life. Candy shows how loneliness can affect a person when they lose an animal. “I’d make a will an’ leave my share to you guys in case I kickoff, ‘cause I ain’t got no relatives no nothing”(Steinbeck59).

Of Mice and Men In this novel, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck includes many themes; parallelism, the loop effect, and euthanasia. The most important theme is loneliness. Through their crooks, Curley’s wife, George, and Slim all display loneliness.

Loneliness affects everyone at some time in life, unfortunately some more than others. In the novella, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, loneliness affects everyone in the story. Three of the characters who suffer from loneliness for assorted reasons are Lennie, Curley’s Wife, and Crooks. Lennie’s loneliness is due to his mental disability, Curley’s wife due to a bad marriage, Crooks from racism. Lennie is lonely because of his mental disability.

Candy, and old swamper who first situates George and Lennie on the ranch, lacks acquaintances and offers to do anything to minimize his time in seclusion. Candy’s first act of desperation occurs one night in the bunkhouse as he rests with his old, blind dog. Carlson, an insensitive and bitter rancher, insists on killing the dog and ending its misery, but Candy claims that he is too close to part with it. Candy also adds, “’ I don’t mind takin’ care of him’” (45). He not only rejects Carlson’s reasonable proposal to kill the dog, but also vainly

Many individuals like to be alone, but loneliness only serves them well in small doses. Being alone can benefit some to help keep their emotions in check or clear their minds, but too much of it becomes unbearable. Eventually, constant loneliness, resulting from a lack of friendship, will lead to cruelty. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck examines the effects of loneliness through a life without friendship. In the story, George and Lennie travel from town to town as migrant workers, trying to accumulate enough money to buy their own ranch. The personality of Crooks, Curley’s wife, and George and Lennie’s relationship show that a life without friendship leads to loneliness and cruelty.

The theme of loneliness is conveyed through the characters of Lennie, Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife. As George is away tending the whore house, Lennie experiences what it is like to be alone. For example, Lennie goes and visits the stable buck in the barn. With Crooks testing Lennie and asking him what would he do if George did not come back, Lennie freaks out and hopes that he will not always have to be alone. Crooks has been lonely for pretty much his whole life. For example, his parents told him he cannot play with the white kids or be friends with white people. He is also the stable buck on the ranch and cannot be in the same house as everyone else nor talk to anybody. Candy lives everyday alone without his best friend by his side anymore.

In the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck discusses characters that are lonely and also discusses their feelings. Three guys named Crooks, Slim, and Candy were very lonely. During this time the men wouldn't really get married and didn't really have no one. Since the men are lonely they go spend their time at Susy's place which is a worehouse. They are apart of the working class which means all there time would go to work.

One of the most important things you need is a friend. Without friends people can experience isolation and loneliness. The novel, Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck illustrates how loneliness can lead to the longing of a companion.