“Loneliness breaks the spirit” -anonymous. Loneliness breaks people down and makes them feel depressed. Throughout John Steinbeck’s novel, loneliness is a key factor and it shows itself in many ways. Three examples of this are Crooks, Curley’s Wife, and Candy.
In Of Mice and Men, characters show loneliness. First, there is Crooks, who has no one and will have no one, he is treated as trash, and is not allowed to join the men in cards in the bunkhouse. Crooks says “They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black. They say I stink” (Steinbeck 68). He has no visitors in his room, and no one talks to him. Second, there is Curley’s wife. She had the talent to become an actress, but her mother kept her from following her dreams. Now,
In Of Mice and Men, characters show loneliness. First, there is Crooks, who has no one and will have no one, he is treated as trash, and is not allowed to join the men in cards in the bunkhouse. Crooks says “They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black. They say I stink” (Steinbeck 68). He has no visitors in his room, and no one talks to him. Second, there is Curley’s wife. She had the talent to become an actress, but her mother kept her from following her dreams. Now,