The Loneliest Moments
F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the greatest american authors of all time once said,”The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.” Loneliness is one of the main themes in the book Of Mice and Men. This book was written during the hard times of the Great Depression. In this essay, I will describe how the characters George, Lennie, and Crooks are all impacted greatly by loneliness.
Although George seems like he would be better off without Lennie by his side, this isn’t the case. He ultimately relies on Lennie and his companionship. George says to Lennie,”If I was alone, I could live so easy.”(p.11) George may not like taking care of Lennie, and all of the work involved in it, but George needs Lennie’s companionship to survive. Demonstrating this, George says to Lennie,”I want you to stay with me Lennie.”(p.13) This tells the readers George doesn’t mean all of the things he says to Lennie. He also made the …show more content…
In chapter four, we get a description of his room, and how he lives alone. He is treated in a whole different way because the color of his skin. He says to Candy and Lennie,”Guys don’t come in a colored man’s room.” (p.75) This shows the reader that he doesn’t get to talk to many people, and they usually let him be. Candy says,”This is the first time I’ve ever been in Crooks’ room.” (p.75) This indicates the racial divide between white and black men during the Great Depression. Obviously, black men and women didn’t have the same rights as white men and women. Through this story, I believe that Crooks was the loneliest man or character for the reasons above. However, if this story continued, the think the loneliest man would be George. He has to deal with a lot for the rest of his life, while for Crooks, it eventually would get
F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the greatest american authors of all time once said,”The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.” Loneliness is one of the main themes in the book Of Mice and Men. This book was written during the hard times of the Great Depression. In this essay, I will describe how the characters George, Lennie, and Crooks are all impacted greatly by loneliness.
Although George seems like he would be better off without Lennie by his side, this isn’t the case. He ultimately relies on Lennie and his companionship. George says to Lennie,”If I was alone, I could live so easy.”(p.11) George may not like taking care of Lennie, and all of the work involved in it, but George needs Lennie’s companionship to survive. Demonstrating this, George says to Lennie,”I want you to stay with me Lennie.”(p.13) This tells the readers George doesn’t mean all of the things he says to Lennie. He also made the …show more content…
In chapter four, we get a description of his room, and how he lives alone. He is treated in a whole different way because the color of his skin. He says to Candy and Lennie,”Guys don’t come in a colored man’s room.” (p.75) This shows the reader that he doesn’t get to talk to many people, and they usually let him be. Candy says,”This is the first time I’ve ever been in Crooks’ room.” (p.75) This indicates the racial divide between white and black men during the Great Depression. Obviously, black men and women didn’t have the same rights as white men and women. Through this story, I believe that Crooks was the loneliest man or character for the reasons above. However, if this story continued, the think the loneliest man would be George. He has to deal with a lot for the rest of his life, while for Crooks, it eventually would get