Loneliness can’t only be defined as a physical lack of company, but rather an emotional state of desolation. Of Mice and Men, a novella written by John Steinbeck, focuses on two migrant workers, George and Lennie, traveling together during the time of the Great Depression, with a dream of owning a farm together one day. Lennie, who is suffering from an apparent mental disability, has an odd habit of petting things—including women. This perpetuated a great amount of trouble onto George and Lennie, causing them to flee their town and travel among the farms of Northern California. They come across a farm, and they end up living there with several other people. Eventually, some of these new people—specifically Crooks, Curley’s wife, and even George—start
