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

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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.
In the book, Curley's Wife feels truly alone because she is the only woman on the entire ranch, which is full of men. Curley’s wife is also unhappy

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