Of Mice and Men Loneliness Essay

“Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I 'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me” (Hathaway). Loneliness is one of the main problems that affects all characters in the story of Mice and Men. The problem was a reality due to fact that the setting of the story takes place during the time of the great depression in California. Because of this, loneliness affects characters in of Mice and Men through Crooks being negative, Curley’s wife having a flirtatious characteristic, and Candy because he becomes miserable at the loss of his only friend but then determined when making new friends. Crooks who is one of the characters in of Mice and Men is affected…

“A guy need somebody to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you. I tell ya, a guy gets lonely an' he gets sick.” Of Mice and Men is a story where the idea of loneliness and isolation prevails. The story is filled with characters who aren’t able to find a way out of their lonely lives. Some of these characters include Lennie, George, Candy, Crooks and Curley’s wife. They all admit to having a sense of loneliness and…

Loneliness in Of Mice and Men Even in a crowded room, the loneliest people could be found. In John Steinbeck’s n Of Mice and Men, he shows how loneliness can be found in the most crowded places, and how it inevitably leads to bad events. The workers on the rach in the book all face loneliness in their own ways for different reasons. Crooks, who faces discrimination, Curley’s wife who is misunderstood, and Candy who simply doesn’t fit in. They are all surrounded by people almost all the time,…

The theme that is most prominent in Of Mice and Men is: Loneliness affects everyone. Throughout the book the characters express their loneliness in different ways, some of them in more indiscreet manners. An example of some of these characters are: Lennie, George, and Candy. Each of these characters experience a different type a loneliness that contribute to the theme. Lennie’s is a kind of clueless isolation, george’s is a voluntary loneliness, and candy’s is involuntary. Lennie is one of the…

[Mikel Chartin] [Ms. Draper] [English III, 6th hour] [1st September, 2017] Loneliness in "Of Mice and Men" Have you ever moved before? The emotional ties with the people you associate with are often cut off, and you have to start over again. This is how people in the story, "Of Mice and Men" live their lives. Author John Steinbeck introduces the main characters as Lennie- a man of giant size, with a childlike mind, and his caretaker, George. Lennie's social skills often get him into serious…

Mother Teresa once said, “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” A recurring presence in Of Mice and Men, loneliness is an inevitable suffering all characters in the novella experience, some more than others. In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck successfully portrays the most terrible poverty Mother Teresa describes in the era of the Great Depression among farm workers. George Milton, the protagonist, is a short, intelligent man who takes care of his…

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…

Town 1 Katrina Manning/Dautel English Period 2 10/9/17 Isolation and Loneliness: Analyzing Of Mice and Men How would it feel to be alone, with no friends or family, during one of the hardest periods of United States history? In Of Mice and Men, the author John Steinbeck, and naturalist writer, tells a story that takes place in California during the Great Depression and highlights how lonely people were. Steinbeck wrote this novel and included characters like Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife to…

The Pain of Loneliness In his novel, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck writes of George Milton and Lennie Small, who are two migrant workers looking for jobs in early 20th century California. They are extremely loyal to each other through their tribulations, and long to “live off the fatta the lan’” (Steinbeck 14) on their own farm. Among the many themes expressed in this novel, Steinbeck highlights the pain of loneliness. This theme can be seen most clearly through the actions and words of…

The author John Steinbeck publishes a book called “Of Mice and Men” that is about two good friends during the Great Depression. Two guys named George and Lennie when travel to a new farm for new work; so they can achieve their american dream that they both believe. But George has to take care of Lennie and watch over him because he has a mental issue. As they start to work at the new job a lot of problems arise. In the book “ Of mice and men” the main/central theme is loneliness because of the…