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    develops relations with others in some way to fill a particular need. John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, expresses the life of a man, George, and his mentally disabled friend, Lennie. George and Lennie’s friendship is unique due to the loneliness of other characters in the novel. The pair hopes to achieve their dream of a house of their own, after years of intense work. Friendship and loneliness are key themes that describe potential conflicts that can diminish values and isolate…

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    How does Steinbeck develop the theme of loneliness in Of Mice and Men? In John Steinbeck’s prominent novel: Of Mice and Men, loneliness is an essential dynamic that features in the story. Loneliness is expressed very deeply throughout various characters such as: Curley’s wife, Candy, Crooks, Curley and Lennie. All of these characters have a variety of numerous discriminations. Curley’s wife is a victim of sexism and is deprived of the delight of speaking to other people other than her husband,…

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    the novella Of Mice and Men share a feeling of unwanted loneliness. The characters do not want to be left alone with themselves or left behind by society because… . In the novella, Steinbeck illustrates the loneliness of ranch life in the early 1930’s and how everyone is driven to escape loneliness. Steinbeck does this through the emotions and actions of the characters in the novella. The omnipresent emotion felt by Crooks and Curley’s wife as well as Lennie and George is loneliness, and while…

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    The definition of loneliness is “sadness because one has no friends or company”. In Of Mice and Men Steinbeck makes it clear to the audience that nobody should be alone and that people need the love and support of others. The novel illustrates that people need the love and friendship of others in order to survive and not be lonely. Of Mice and Men illustrates that if a person becomes lonely, they will attempt to deal with it in forms of anger. Crooks lashes out at Lennie when he…

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    Cousins, said, “The eternal quest for the individual human being is to shatter loneliness.” This quote fits perfectly with the theme in Of Mice and Men. Nearly all of the characters want to be able to shatter their loneliness, which they expresses throughout the novel. Their quest, however, do not end well for them, leaving the characters damaged. The most serious cases are in George, Crooks, and Curley’s Wife. George's loneliness may not seem as prominent. He has a great friendship with Lennie…

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    Allen once said, “Life is full of misery, loneliness,and suffering-and it’s all over much too soon.” Loneliness is one of the main themes in Of Mice and Men, the novel written during The Great Depression by John Steinbeck. In this essay, I am going to explain how the characters George, Lennie and Curley’s wife are all impacted by loneliness. Although George is a smart guy, he is lonely. He relies on his relationship with Lennie to feel better about his loneliness. George has known Lennie for a…

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    Essay “Of Mice and Men” Steinbeck is trying to say how “loneliness” can trap someone in a room of nothing, only darkness and despair and how people find it hard to get out of it. I believe this because in the story “Of Mice and Men” there are a few people if not all, that I believe to be lonely. The people are always looking over their shoulder always trying to play it safe to keep whatever it is that they have; whether it be whatever they have left of their self dignity or honesty. With all…

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    Loneliness is not the same thing as being alone, you can be surrounded by people but still be lonely. Loneliness is a state of mind while aloneness is a state of being. In John steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men the theme of loneliness is shown throughout the book and with various characters. These characters include Crooks, Curley’s wife, and Candy. John Steinbeck demonstrates this loneliness by how desperate these characters are to have someone to speak with. He also shows how the loneliness…

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    Steinbeck showed in his book of Mice and Men. In the 1930’s life was hard with the Great Depression leaving everyone homeless and hungry. Even with the Great Dust Bowl make people moving around to find jobs and making money but alone all the time moving miles on miles trying to find a job. Working becomes a natural instinct because if it wasn't you wouldn't be able to survive back then.Being a migrant worker it was hard to make a living for the family. In of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, he…

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    Loneliness John Steinbeck is one of the most famous American writers. He grew up on a farm in Salinas River Valley, California. Steinbeck has written many famous books. This book was written in 1937 during the Great Depression and the story is about migrant farm workers in that time. During the Great Depression, the stock market crashed and money as well as most items had no value; many people were left to fend for themselves. This novella is Of Mice and Men. In his novella, Of Mice and Men,…

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