Isolation In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

A man who is good from docility, and not from stern self-control, has no character. In the novella, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, characters face isolation by distancing themselves from others by feeling pain, thinking they are useless, feeling lonely since they are migrants with little hope, and having different varieties of attitudes. Many characters controls one another physically and mentally, which makes it difficult for them to express their feelings towards one another. Having an intellectual disability, or coming from a different background won’t have you accepted for you being who you really are and not being welcomed into society. Crook isolated himself from others who worked at the ranch by living alone in his own barn, being separated from the others since he is colored. “ Don’t make no difference who the guy is, long’s he’s with you. I tell ya,” he cried.” I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick” (73). Crook isolated himself from others …show more content…
She dresses up and wears tons of makeup. Curley’s wife intimidates men by her beauty, making her get whatever she wants. Curley’s wife is isolated by others by being alone and her not being able to express her feelings towards others. “Why can’t I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely” (86). Curley’s wife doesn’t get to talk to anyone. If she is seen talking to other guys, people would think that she is flirting with other men or either cheating on Curley. “I always thought my ol’ lady stole it. Well, I wasn’t going to stay no place place where I couldn’t get nowhere or make something of myself.. So I married Curley” (88). Curley’s wife had a full life ahead of her, but no one believed in her. She had to give up her dream of becoming an actor because no one would be there by her side. She chose a life she didn’t want to be apart of but knows that there is no way of leaving it. She knows that this is her life now and is living it to the