Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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Loneliness in Of Mice And Men
In Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, the author suggests that the disabilities of Lennie, Candy, and Crooks, prevents them from achieving their dreams, highlighting the idea that having one or more disabilities can prevent you from achieving your dreams. This novella mainly takes place on a ranch and is mainly focused on two main character called Lennie and George. This novella also has other character that have disabilities, that affect them from achieving their goals.
The disabilities that Lennie has makes him not able to achieve his dreams because he doesn't think things thru. The disability that Lennie has is unknown, but it shows that he has a mental disability. The main dream that Lennie has throughout

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