The Importance Of Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses characterization of dialogue and actions to reveal that one can be surrounded by a group and still be lonely. The use of dialogue proves that the characters are lonely even though they are working closely together. Also, through the characterization of actions the author reveals that most of the men are lonely and that the men occupy themselves even though they are with a group of people. John Steinbeck’s theme applies to the entire would because it proves that loneliness affects everyone at one time or another. It changes the way a person thinks and behaves. When people feel lonely their actions and way of life are affected. Nobody can run away from loneliness even if they live with a group of people. It’s a trait that no one can get rid

“Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world” (Steinbeck 13). This is said by George Milton in the novella Of Mice and Men. Of Mice and Men takes place in California during the Great Depression. Loneliness reoccurs several times because people do not stay at a work place long enough to make friends and usually travel alone. Loneliness is the main theme of Of Mice and Men because many characters deal with being lonely in different ways. It affects people who are looked down on because of their gender, race, and ability.

Loneliness is an emotional response to a lack of companionship. Loneliness is also a lack of companionship. In the book of mice and men, all the characters portray loneliness in one way or another. This longing of others is a very powerful feeling and can compared to, in some aspects, the survival instinct. The central message of the title Of Mice and Men is loneliness.

“The biggest disease known to mankind is loneliness.” This quote is saying that everybody has known the feeling of loneliness at some point in their life, just like the characters in the book Of Mice and Men. 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.

During the height of the American economic collapse many people became depressed during this era which is bound to loneliness. In John Steinbeck’s “of Mice and Men”, two men, George and Lennie are faced with the challenge of finding a job during the Great Depression. George has to look after Lennie due to Lennie’s mental disabilities. Lennie ends up creating many problems throughout the story in which George has to get out of himself. In the novel we run into three immensely different characters plagued by loneliness because of discrimination.

Loneliness is a trait of human nature that everyone has experienced in their lifetime and John Steinbeck makes a point of it in his novel. In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck includes the theme of loneliness because no matter the situation that people are in, loneliness is inevitable. In John Steinbeck's novel there are, many instances of characters portraying their loneliness, isolation, and their search to escape from it. When the story first begins George, one of the main characters makes a long speech that is essentially about how he would prefer to be lonely and not have to always have Lennie depending on him, he states “...if I was alone I could live so easy.

Many of the characters in the novel are isolated and openly discuss their feelings of loneliness and i think that most of them feel that way because the guys travel by themselves and that's one of the reasons they may feel lonely. They also might feel lonely because they don't even have a home or a place they could call their own. The reason why I think a majority of them are lonely though is because they don't have families and just having a family and spending time with them makes you feel better and since they don't have a family is probably why most of the men spend their time at susy's place. Another one of the reasons why i think that most of the men and even the people that work at the ranch are lonely is because they have almost absolutely nothing.

In our lifetimes, we all have experienced loneliness. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, loneliness affects the characters in his story. The story takes place around the 1930 where 2 men ,George and Lennie, try to find work but struggle because of Lennie’s disability. Through the theme of “Individual fear loneliness” there are many branches that can answer the question of how and why they fear loneliness. The three characters that show loneliness in this story are George, Lennie, and Curley's wife.

Loneliness is a huge part of our lives. Everyone becomes lonely once in a while; in Steinbeck's novella "Of Mice and Men", he shows the loneliness of ranch life in the early 1930's and how some of the people are driven to try and find friendship in order to escape the loneliness that surrounds them. Steinbeck creates a lonely and blue atmosphere many times in the book. He uses the names of specific things and words such as the town near the ranch called "Soledad", which means loneliness in spanish and the card game “Solitaire”, which has the meaning ‘by ones self’. Throughout the whole book it becomes very clear that all the men on the ranch are lonely, with some people lonelier than others.

This book has many plot twist to it and one of them is loneliness which mainly all characters feel in this book. They feel like this because they don't have anyone to depend on, everyone just does their own thing, live their own lives and mainly just worry about themselves because there isn't anyone else for they to care or worry about. But three main people that stood out to me were Crooks, Curley's wife, and Candy. They are different people and they feel alone in different ways but somehow similar too. Everyone feels alone because they don't really know anyone else but the people they work with, I feel like they really don't like each other either because in the book their always talking bad about one another, but they also feel lonely

Steinbeck has depicted the idea of isolation, companionship, and loneliness through the setting of "Of Mice and Men." During the Great Depression it seemed as if the attachment was abnormal. Talking about how different they are, Lennie states, "We got each other, that’s what gives a hoot in hell about us"(Steinbeck 104). Lennie's quote suggests that Lennie and George were companions, through the passion over their friendship amongst them. Unlike other peers, they were not alone, nor isolated. Working and traveling alone is all most men had ever known. Almost all characters relied on themselves when it came to support. With that being said, they didn't travel together or depend on one another due to their reoccurring fear of becoming isolated(Steinbeck).

Within the novel “of mice and men” by John Steinbeck, we can see the idea of loneliness and isolation, and its effects. The author uses Symbolism, conflicts, and relationships to emphasise the effects of isolation on the characters. Examples of isolation and loneliness are shown through the way the characters are treated in the story and through their backgrounds. We make a connection to the characters through the sympathy we feel, making the idea a memorable part of the text.

In Steinbecks's novel "Of Mice and Men" there are many different themes that are portrayed throughout book. One was loneliness. The way Steinbeck has portrayed loneliness is unique because each character in the book had their own degree of loneliness and how it's different for each character. Two characters who's loneliness I found unique where Candy and Curley's wife. Loneliness is something that everyone has experienced and it can have a major effect on people and how they act, which occurs in the book.

“Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.” - James Dean. John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” is one of the most popular books ever. In this novel best pals, George and Lennie, work hard to reach their dreams of owning their own ranch. Steinbeck’s characters may want to own their own place but many people, problems, and obstacles make the road bumpy.

What is it like to be truly alone? Perhaps, it’s getting stuck in an unhappy marriage. During the Great Depression, many people were treated unequal, which lead to many people being alone. Many people of color could not live with white people, people with disabilities weren’t respected and women were seen as objects, they weren’t treated equally during that time period. In the book, “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck teaches on an important topic to readers about how greatly the time period affects the way people viewed others. This affected many people because they were left alone and isolated.