Why Is George Being Lonely

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Finally, George. To start off not because someone is besides you mean you can't be lonely. George has Lennie but he still goes through everything by himself and has no one to help him out of problems. Also he had to let go of Lennie which makes him even more lonely because he at least had someone to talk to but not anymore. To close it up you can't escape a curse, George is stuck with being a rancher. Ranchers are known for being lonely and he can’t leave because he needs that to live and to make his dream come true. Altogether he really can’t do anything to escape the curse of being a rancher and being lonely.

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