The loneliness of Crooks, Lennie, Candy, and Curley's wife is shown in many different ways. Crooks is lonely because he is the only black man on the ranch. He shows this loneliness by not wanting anyone to enter his room and he also reads a lot to help with his loneliness. Lennie is lonely because he is not as smart as everyone else and he acts like a kid. Lennie shows this loneliness by wanting George around and when Crooks jokes around with Lennie about George not coming back Lennie gets very angry and defensive. Candy shows loneliness by trying to talk to George and Lennie about the land they are gonna own. Candy is lonely because he does not have his dog anymore and his dog was his only true friend. Curley's wife shows loneliness by making
