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.

In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, he illustrates the journey George and Lennie have throughout a significant part of their lifetime. Throughout the novel, many characters, including George and Lennie, are facing lonesome and they struggle to deal with it the right way. Most of the men are all alone because they have no family left or they isolate themselves from their peers. Loneliness touches each character at some point in the novel and it really emphasizes the impact it can have on an individual. Steinbeck uses the characters Curley’s wife, Crooks, and Candy to develop the theme that containing loneliness will make someone’s desperation deepen.

John Steinbeck develops crooks through his loneliness because of his unableness to fit in the farm. Crooks has trouble fitting in because of his race, on the farm he feels left out because not everyone is expecting with him. Crooks has a difficulty with everyone on the farm because he is different from everyone and he can’t do the same activities with them. Crooks has no one on the farm that accepts him and it is hard for crooks not to alone. One time Lennie looked for a dog and went into Crooks room “You got no right to come in my room”. Crooks isn't used to anyone being in his room and when people do he gets annoyed, but this one time when Lennie walked in Crooks allowed him to stay because he wanted to have company and felt comforted with Lennie with him. Crooks can't be with any of the other farmers , and has always been lonely. Many of them don't spend time with him which caused him to be depressed, “Maybe you guys better go. I ain't sure I want you in here no more. A colored man got to have some rights even if he don't like 'em"Pg 90. All the men on the farm don't give the same rights to crook sas the other

Throughout the novel, Of Mice and Men (by John Steinbeck), loneliness is the major underlying theme of the novel. You could almost say that the book has ‘hormonal' up's and down's. Most of the characters are very lonely because they have no family. However, George and Lennie are the contradiction to this. George and Lennie's bond towards each other are so- strong that you can almost see it as you are reading the book. Candy the old crippled man wants to be part of George and Lennie's dream to own a farm and "live off the fatta the land". Curley and his dog are like the metaphor in the book for George and Lennie. Candy has to take care of his dog and George of Lennie. The other two

The motif loneliness is explored throughout John Steinbeck's novella, Of Mice and Men, not only with the main characters, but the secondary characters as well. Crooks, the stable hand, is a colored, which makes all the others on the ranch want to have nothing to do with him. Similarly, Candy is outed since he is an old cripple. Curley’s wife is given similar treatment since, she is a women. Of Mice and Men has many examples of discrimination.

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.

In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men Candy, Curley’s wife, and Crooks all suffer from the same fate, loneliness. Candy is lonely since he has nobody, Curley’s wife is ignored, and Crooks is segregated from the rest of the workers. Of Mice and Men’s characters show that loneliness is a problem that must be overcome in order to live a happy, fulfilled life. Candy doesn’t have any family or friends, and who’s only hope was for George and Lennie’s dream. Candy had a long time relationship with his only dog, “Candy looked about unhappily ‘No,’ he said softly ‘No, I couldn’ do that.

Although Of Mice and Men appears to be a novel that centers on the ideas of friendship and camaraderie, it can also be skewed the other way. These men who work on ranches live short, lonely lives. To them, friendship is much more of a luxury, per se, than a necessity. They work for a month, get paid, and move on. Their lifestyle isn't designed to make long-term friendships. They know nothing else. Almost every character has something to say about being lonely, making it a key point in this novel.

During the depression, many of the people lost their jobs and were looking for work which leads to the story of George and Lennie who are traveling to find a job. The job they take is in the town of Soledad, California at a local ranch, and on the ranch George and Lennie meet many new people including three very different people who all have one thing in common, loneliness. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, loneliness plays a major role and in the novel three very different characters display loneliness. Many instances of loneliness are shown through Curley’s wife, Candy, and the ranch’s stable buck, black man, Crooks.

A young African American worker sits in his room reading while the rest of the workers are away. An elderly man lives in fear that he will soon be kicked off of the ranch due to his old age. A misunderstood woman desperately tries to find someone to talk to. Though surrounded by others, each person on the ranch feels lonesome. Of Mice and Men, a novel written by Steinbeck, is set during the Great Depression.

In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck the story takes place in the mid 1930’s during the great depression. During this time a vast majority of characters such as Crooks, Candy, and Curly’s Wife go through many emotions and hardships during this difficult time in history. A common emotion that is shared through many characters is loneliness. People don't want to be alone but some find that although they may be surrounded by people, you may be exposed to loneliness. When a person goes through a great amount of loss in their life, they may experience loneliness.

“Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is a novel that illustrates the theme of loneliness through out its’ story. The central relationship between George and Lennie is a bond based on preventing the loneliness of a farmhands life. The minor characters such as Crooks and Candy, reveal their loneliness in the story as well. Finally, the main plot twist of the story, the death of Curley’s wife, was a result of a situation caused by loneliness.

“Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place”(Steinbeck,13). Loneliness can negatively impact peoples lives by causing them to act, look, speak different and be less of themselves. Loneliness isolates and dehumanizes the victim.

In the story Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, the author continuously reiterates the theme of loneliness throughout his story. On first reading Of Mice and Men, I thought it to be no more than just a story. After reading several literary criticisms and discussing it in class, however, I see that it is more critical of the theme of loneliness than I had originally thought. I agree with William Goldhurst that the image of Lennie’s death in Of Mice and Men is evidence of loneliness. Unlike William Goldhurst, however, I believe that this is only the plight of a singular group of people, and that not all men are doomed to the fate of loneliness as he suggests in his literary criticisms.

“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main,” John Donne describes how no one truly is alone, unless we chose to put loneliness upon ourselves. The short novel, “Of Mice and Men,” by John Steinbeck is a story of two working class men in the midst of financial crisis. Lennie, a big man with a mental handicap travels with George. George was a small, intelligent person who cared for Lennie despite his many issues and difficulties. Both men traveled together with the goal of finding a stable job so they could afford their life long dream. Lennie looks to his companion for guidance and protection and George tries constantly to keep Lennie out of trouble but they are continuously run out of town looking for a new source of income. The men settle at a new ranch where they encounter the other characters. They are all trying to make the best of things much like Lennie and George. Everything was going smooth and they were so close to accomplishing their dream until one night when Lennie was left at the barn with one of the characters when Lennie had an impulse to grasp her and he did not let go. He ended up killing her so he hides in the bushes where George instructed him to go if