A consistent theme in “Of Mice and Men” is loneliness. Loneliness is a basic part of life that people encounter. Steinback gives each character a flaw that causes them to suffer. These flaws also make some of the characters feel lonely. Some characters have flaws that set them apart from the other ranch hands. Lennie, Candy, and Crooks have something in common that causes them to be left out. When the others leave to Susie’s Bar, they are left behind.
While the other ranch hands are gone, Lennie, Candy, and Crooks are in Crooks’ bunkhouse talking. Lennie starts talking about ranch he, George, and Candy will soon have. Crooks is very skeptical about the idea, but begins to tell Lennie about how his father had a ranch when he was younger. Lennie then begins telling Crooks how he and George will have rabbits on their ranch. Crooks is hesitant since he has seen many men come to the ranch with the same dream and never pursue it. He says, “Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land” (Steinback 74). Candy comes in the room needing to talk to Lennie. They talk …show more content…
Lennie is mentally handicapped and George is the only person who can really communicate with him. Even though Lennie has George as a companion, he still feels lonely. Candy is missing his right hand and is not capable of doing things like the other men. When George and Lennie talk about their future ranch, Candy asks to join them because he sees how close Lennie and George are and wants to be a part of their friendship. He indicates he wants to go with them and be a part of their friendship by saying, “When they can me here I wisht somebody’d shoot me. But they won’t do nothing like that. I won’t have no place to go, an’ I can’t get no more jobs” (Steinback 60). Crooks is different from the others because of his race and deformity. He is the only black on the ranch and is isolated to himself by the other ranch hands
While the other ranch hands are gone, Lennie, Candy, and Crooks are in Crooks’ bunkhouse talking. Lennie starts talking about ranch he, George, and Candy will soon have. Crooks is very skeptical about the idea, but begins to tell Lennie about how his father had a ranch when he was younger. Lennie then begins telling Crooks how he and George will have rabbits on their ranch. Crooks is hesitant since he has seen many men come to the ranch with the same dream and never pursue it. He says, “Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land” (Steinback 74). Candy comes in the room needing to talk to Lennie. They talk …show more content…
Lennie is mentally handicapped and George is the only person who can really communicate with him. Even though Lennie has George as a companion, he still feels lonely. Candy is missing his right hand and is not capable of doing things like the other men. When George and Lennie talk about their future ranch, Candy asks to join them because he sees how close Lennie and George are and wants to be a part of their friendship. He indicates he wants to go with them and be a part of their friendship by saying, “When they can me here I wisht somebody’d shoot me. But they won’t do nothing like that. I won’t have no place to go, an’ I can’t get no more jobs” (Steinback 60). Crooks is different from the others because of his race and deformity. He is the only black on the ranch and is isolated to himself by the other ranch hands