Theme Of Isolation In Of Mice And Men

“How many times have you felt lonely or isolated from the world? When was the last time you opened up or talked to someone about being lonely?” Those two questions both talk about loneliness and isolation. Many people suffer from being lonely or from being isolated. Everyone is like that at some point. In John Steinbeck's book of “Of Mice and Men”, the three people, Lennie, Crooks, and Candy, all have shown the theme in this book of loneliness and isolation.
For starters, Lennie is up first. People would probably call him dumb and stupid, but Lennie has a mental disorder that some people get. You can be the age of thirty, but have the intelligence of a ten year old child. That is just the disorder. Lennie is big and strong as a full grown adult, but he has the mindset of a ten year old. He does know the difference between what is right and wrong. “Curley slashed at his eyes. The big face was covered with blood. George yelled again, ‘I said get him.’ Curley’s fist was swinging when Lennie reached for it. The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a line.” This shows that Lennie is very strong, even when he is beaten down. Lennie doesn’t realize that he needs to be more careful about how he handles animals. He kills the pets while petting them by accident. This quote also shows that he is …show more content…
Candy is an old man, who had an old dog with him for years. He is missing a hand from a farming accident. Candy was lonely because of his dog he had. “A shot sounded in the distance. The men looked quickly at the old man. For a moment he continued to stare at the ceiling. Then he rolled slowly over and faced the wall and lay silent.” This quote shows that Candy’s dog was the only company he really had. When Carlson killed the dog, Candy probably felt miserable because he lost his companion. I mean, he finds George and Lennie as a friend, but really he is lonely without the dog. Overall, Candy was more lonely because of his dead, old