Loneliness Theme Essay

Have you ever been lonely? In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck loneliness seems to be the motif that is being expressed in every character. It also expresses the way that human instinct works and how we are all afraid to be alone which leads many of the characters in to various troublesome situations. The author also keeps the realistic feature of the fear of loneliness which is inescapable in real life and the book. For example Curly’s wife exhibits loneliness when she is not permitted to talk to the other men from the mistrust and jealousy Curly has.
In the book the author makes a magnificent job in creating almost a realistic world where the characters have a back story and names, but the author makes an interesting choices by …show more content…
The loneliness that the men had seemed to banish and instead be replaced with hope. Candy is known as having no family member that cared toward him even the men who he was worked with him have no worry for his life. When the three men were making plans Candy’s hope were maximized to knowing that one day he will be in peace with men who share a caring relationship towards each other. Next, George also shows how ecstatic he is from learning that the dream he has always had with Lennie will finally come true that their “paradise” is near. I fill he also feels almost a relieve knowing soon enough he won’t have to have his guard up and keep Lennie out of trouble. Even Lennie is exited knowing that he will tend to the rabbits because according to George ““. But like in any great American novel there has to be tragedy which occurs when Lennie accidently kill Curley’s …show more content…
Even after Curley’s wife was dead Candy still blamed her for causing his future, hopes, and dreams to die with her. He even tell her ““You God damn tramp”, he said viciously. “You done it, di’n’t you?”[45]. Imposing that it was she was the one to blame for her death not Lennie. George and Lennie are dealt with pain knowing that the mistake that Lennie made is not one in which they can start over again. At this moment George realize that its mistake as well allowing Lennie to be out of his sight. In which he decides that Lennie should not suffer no more that even if the men where to capture they would gentle and comprehend Lennie’s mental stability. “Knowing he would rather have himself kill Lennie than of the other guys like Candy and hi dog. George makes a plan and executes it knowing that Lennie had his paradise in mind without any other