Essay on Loneliness in Of Mice of Men by John Stienbeck

Without Lennie, George is relieved of stress and liability. George promised Clara, Lennie’s aunt, that he would take care of Lennie. Providing for Lennie was too much on George’s plate. It was more than he could handle. Often times George snapped. In chapter one, before arriving at their new job George vocalizes “God a’ mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy…I got you! You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get. Jus’ keep me shovin’ all over the country all the time. An’ that ain’t the worst. You get in trouble. You do bad things and I got to get you out”(11). Taking care of Lennie took a toll on George because, Lennie has a mental disability. Lennie restricts George of opportunity and a sense of ownership. Regularly moving from job to job due to Lennie’s wrong doings, George never could settle down. For instance, Lennie and George got fired from a ranch in Weed. George explains “Well, he seen this girl in a red dress. Dumb bastard like he is, he wants to touch ever’thing he likes. Just wants to feel it. So he reaches out to feel this red dress an’ the girl lets out a squawk...that girl rabbits in an’ tells the law she been raped. The guys in Weed start a party out to lynch Lennie.” Life without lennie simpifies life for george and protects other people and

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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.

Everybody gets lonely sometimes. Loneliness can cause people to do rash and sometimes terrible things; it can motivate someone to kidnap a child or to simply go out and buy a cat. Whether it’s been death, broken dreams, or the fear of being abandoned, several characters in Of Mice and Men exhibit the trademark signs of loneliness. Lennie, Curley’s wife, Crooks, and even George cannot escape the desolate lives they live simply because they all fail to see the potential inside of each other.

The book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck shows in depth character struggles of farmers daily lives in the mid 1900’s, as they confront loneliness in southern California. It follows the lives of Lennie, Candy and Curly’s wife as they cope with loneliness. These characters display a depth of loneliness that makes the reader want to understand what they are going through and how they deal with the lifestyle they are dealt with. Everyone is lonely in this book because they are all different, they all have impairments.

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.

      Lennie started going down a rough patch when he was in weed. When him and George were in weed lennie grabbed the women’s dress. He grabbed her dress because he thought that her dress was very soft and she thought he was being weird. She told lennie to stop but then he

Loneliness, is when one is in the state of isolation, consistently having the feeling of no hope or dreams, and no human would ever want that. In the 1930s, the stock market crashed and led people to lose their stocks become homeless which led to the Great Depression. This caused many to lose their money and lose their homes. Loneliness can be caused by many different types of discrimination especially in a society full of oppression and stereotypes. In today's society, loneliness appears in many different cases. In the novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, illustrates how the characters suffer from loneliness and isolation. This shown throughout many part of the book and plays a major role in the book. In this essay you will learn how

murder, he knows the dream is over for him too. He also knew what he

The loneliness of Crooks, Lennie, Candy, and Curleys wife is shown in many different ways. The first person that is lonely is Crooks, he is lonely because he is an outcast. For example, since he is black people make him sleep in his own room all alone. The second person that is lonely is Lennie, he is lonely because George is not with him. For example, as soon as George goes to the bar Lennie becomes very lonely and looks for people to talk to. The third person that is lonely is Candy, he is lonely because he does not have his dog anymore. For example, as soon a candys dog dies he becomes very sad and quiet. The fourth person that is lonely is Curleys wife, she is lonely because she does not love her husband

“Loneliness centres on the act of being seen. When a person is lonely, [he/she] long to be witnessed, accepted, desired, at the same time as becoming intensely wary of exposure” (Laing). As this quote suggests, when people begin to feel lonely, they wish to be accepted. But along with the desire for attention, the lonesome person’s suspicion grows. They become wary of the people around them, fearing rejection or judgement. Believing that they will be rejected by those who they interact with, the “outcast” acts scornful and are wary of what goes on around them. In Of Mice and Men, this kind of loneliness is prevalent. The novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, is a

“Middle aged adults who live alone have a 24% increased risk of dying of heart disease”, according to a 2012 Harvard study. This shows that loneliness does not only affect you mentally but also physically. Being lonely makes your stress levels rise because of the lack in somebody to talk to. In Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, he develops the concept of loneliness through Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife, to show the negative impact of loneliness on somebody's life.

Loneliness is the state of sadness because of having no companions or living in isolation. Loneliness is a feeling that no one should ever feel, however, it is a feeling that many come to have at one point in their lives or another. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, two men, named Lennie and George, travel together to California to work on a ranch. While working on the ranch, Lennie and George encounter many hardships and look to their friends in order to help overcome them in order to achieve their life’s goal. Throughout the story, many of the characters dreams and desires are affected by a form of loneliness. As a result, many of the characters try to find ways in order to cope with their internal struggle.

What is loneliness? Loneliness is a kindergartener missing her mom so much she walks in front of a train, leaving only a note that read “I wanted to be with my mom.” It is the new kid sitting in the bathroom for lunch because they have yet to make any friends. Steinbeck understands what loneliness is. In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck illustrates that loneliness is different for everyone, including how people are affected by it and react to it. To illustrate this, Steinbeck uses two characters, Curley’s wife and Crooks, to demonstrate different ways people can be lonely, how it affects them, and how they or others react to it.

Actress Anne Hathaway once proclaimed, “Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me” (BrainyQuote). As humans, loneliness is such a strong and powerful feeling which leads us to automatically view solitude and being alone as a negative thing. The definition of alone is to be separate, apart, or isolated from others while lonely is to be affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome (Dictionary.com). John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, demonstrated this human struggle between being alone and being lonely through the relationship of two migrant workers, George Milton and Lennie Small. In an effort to combat his loneliness and avoid being alone, George chose a life of providing constant care and protection to mentally impaired Lennie, abandoned a simpler life with more freedom, and ultimately paid an immense price of further loss by ending Lennie’s life himself.