Loneliness is the worst emotional pain a person can go through in life. In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, three main characters experience loneliness during the story of George and Lennie. The story consists of two migrant farmers named George and Lennie going to work on a farm, trying to get enough money to buy their own farm. On this farm is a slew of characters, but some are more isolated than others. The message of “everybody needs somebody” is delivered through Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife’s feeling of loneliness.
Steinbeck used Candy to show that people will do virtually anything to feel wanted or needed. When Candy overhears George telling Lennie the story of the farm they dream of getting, he wants to live there too. Candy states …show more content…
He shows that being lonely for an extended period of time can make a person bitter. Crooks is the negro stable buck who works on the farm. He has an isolated room away from everyone else, and he is abused by the boss. He suffers all of this because of his skin color, so he is understandably bitter towards people. When Lennie talks to Crooks, Crooks tells him to get out of his room. When Lennie does not get out, Crooks messes with Lennie by stating to Lennie, “S’pose George don’t come back no more” (Steinbeck 71). This makes Lennie panic, but he calms down. Candy then comes in and the three men talk for a little bit. Crooks is shown as a bitter person as a result from a lifetime of abuse. He is bitter and lonely, but he likes to talk to people that treat him like a human being. Crooks delivers his part of the greater message by showing what can happen if you are lonely for awhile, and he shows that even the most isolated people still like to talk to …show more content…
Curley’s Wife is not well liked around the farm and is viewed as a “tart.” When Lennie gives her a little attention and talks to her, she tries to get to him to talk by any means possible. This backfires on her when her neck is snapped by Lennie. Everyone is upset about this for different reasons, but Candy is upset that they can no longer get their dream farm. He says the following, “You God damn tramp. . . You done it, di’n’t you? I s’pose you’re glad. Ever’body knowed you’d mess things up. You wasn’t no good. You ain’t no good now, you lousy tart” (Steinbeck 96). Curley’s Wife is so lonely that she wants to talk to Lennie, who is mentally handicapped, because he is the only one who will listen to her. While doing this, she causes so much trouble that people don’t feel sorry for her when she dies. They get mad at her instead. In trying not to be lonely, Curley’s Wife caused a lot of trouble, delivering the message that “everybody needs
Steinbeck used Candy to show that people will do virtually anything to feel wanted or needed. When Candy overhears George telling Lennie the story of the farm they dream of getting, he wants to live there too. Candy states …show more content…
He shows that being lonely for an extended period of time can make a person bitter. Crooks is the negro stable buck who works on the farm. He has an isolated room away from everyone else, and he is abused by the boss. He suffers all of this because of his skin color, so he is understandably bitter towards people. When Lennie talks to Crooks, Crooks tells him to get out of his room. When Lennie does not get out, Crooks messes with Lennie by stating to Lennie, “S’pose George don’t come back no more” (Steinbeck 71). This makes Lennie panic, but he calms down. Candy then comes in and the three men talk for a little bit. Crooks is shown as a bitter person as a result from a lifetime of abuse. He is bitter and lonely, but he likes to talk to people that treat him like a human being. Crooks delivers his part of the greater message by showing what can happen if you are lonely for awhile, and he shows that even the most isolated people still like to talk to …show more content…
Curley’s Wife is not well liked around the farm and is viewed as a “tart.” When Lennie gives her a little attention and talks to her, she tries to get to him to talk by any means possible. This backfires on her when her neck is snapped by Lennie. Everyone is upset about this for different reasons, but Candy is upset that they can no longer get their dream farm. He says the following, “You God damn tramp. . . You done it, di’n’t you? I s’pose you’re glad. Ever’body knowed you’d mess things up. You wasn’t no good. You ain’t no good now, you lousy tart” (Steinbeck 96). Curley’s Wife is so lonely that she wants to talk to Lennie, who is mentally handicapped, because he is the only one who will listen to her. While doing this, she causes so much trouble that people don’t feel sorry for her when she dies. They get mad at her instead. In trying not to be lonely, Curley’s Wife caused a lot of trouble, delivering the message that “everybody needs