Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

After, asking a few questions to Candy, it becomes clear to us that he is showing the typical signs of loneliness. Loneliness as a whole is very vague because there are various variables that affect a person and cause them to become lonely. In this case, Candy’s depression and lack of empathy towards others contribute to his lonely personality. An example of this was when Candy described how he felt about Carlson killing his dog. Candy tells of his regret, of how he should have been the one to do so. This is an indication of his depression because losing something as significant as his dog will come to most as shocking. Another aspect that exposes his loneliness is his lack of empathy towards others. Now, this characteristic is both a cause and effect of …show more content…
Recalling what Candy had said towards the end of the interview, he explains his anger and how he expressed it against Curley’s wife. Candy reveals this side of him, his anger which he blames Curley’s wife for. He had always wanted to belong somewhere and raising the ranch was a big goal that he seemed really thrilled about. After realizing that Curley’s wife was dead. He was still hopeful in thinking that he and George could still raise the ranch, but being present in this hostile moment, it was obvious that there was no hope for either of them. There was no possible way that Candy could raise the ranch now and all he has left is the anger that gradually builds up which is later exerted to Curley’s wife. As written in, “Loneliness is killing us-we must start treating this disease,” it says that “people who are lonely often think that everyone else is doing OK while they are not.” The reason that Candy is seen like this is because he thinks he’s the only one with the problem. Loneliness has many effects that link with each other. For Candy, what started as anger later progresses into a lack of