...Great Depression. However, when John Steinbeck uses the dialogue of Crooks, the actions of Curley's wife, and multiple characters undergoing major inconveniences for friendship it openly depicts the need for companionship in his novel, "Of Mice and Men". The primary way that Steinbeck portrays loneliness and the need for companionship, is through the articulation of the character Crooks. Initially, this can be viewed when Crooks expresses that he feels unheard and that nobody listens...
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...At the time of the Great Depression the U.S created a repatriation program that deported people of mexican descent, 400,000 were repatriated, sometimes against their will. In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men, there are many overarching themes, these themes help the author show the hard times of the Great Depression. One such theme would be the prevalence of loneliness in many of the characters. Another theme would be the discrimination against a number of characters, in the different forms such as sexism and racism. Lastly, many dreams in the novel go unfulfilled leaving many characters with the weight of failure. Throughout the Great Depression human compassion was as rare as a job, this led to widespread loneliness, that, in turn, is apparent...
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...Loneliness is some people’s worst enemy. In John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, the individuals of Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife demonstrate the theme of loneliness. Candy is old and disabled. He has no family, the closest thing to family that he has is an old dog. Crooks is an outsider, he is looked down upon because of his race and the fact that he is black. Curley’s wife gets avoided by everyone; no one pays any attention to her. She is marginalized because she is a woman in the 1930’s. These characters are all lonely for one reason or another, and never seem to find a way out of loneliness. Candy’s life is just about to fall apart. He lost his hand four years ago so once he isn’t able to do anymore work the boss is going to kick him out on the road. “I got hurt four years ago, they’ll can me purty soon. Candy says “Just as soon as I can’t swamp any bunk houses they’ll put me on the county”...
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..."Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering." (Dalai Lama). John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, prominently characterises loneliness. Steinbeck conveys that selfish intentions cause loneliness as seen through friendship and desire. For example, In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, George and Lennie's friendship is rooted in selfish purposes. Steinbeck promotes this concept when George speaks to Lennie, “ Cause I want you to stay with me.”(Steinbeck 13). Indicating to the reader that while George had a “want” for Lennie to be his companion, there was no need for Lennie to stay with George other than...
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...A girl takes a seat at a lunch table with many other people. Although surrounded by “friends”, she feels alone. Sadly, this is how many students in this day’s society feel. Loneliness can lead to many different health-related problems, including higher risk of heart attacks. Individuals often feel happier when they have a companion or friend. In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, the necessity for companionship and effects of loneliness is shown through the dialogue and actions of Crooks, Candy’s wife, and George. Crooks’ dialogue shows us the effects of solitude as seen by Steinbeck. Not allowed in the bunkhouse, Crooks must live out in the barn alone, woeful and isolated. Crooks states sadly, "They play cards in there, but I...
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...the book, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck many characters are lonely. Two characters that experience loneliness is George and Curly’s wife. George has been lonely his entire life and having to take care of Lennie certainly did not help. George has always had a companion in Lennie, but he has never had someone to truly talk to. He has always had to take care of Lennie and guide him through life. On the other side, Curly’s wife is living a life she never wanted to live. Her husband never listens to her, making her always feel isolated and lonely. Throughout the book not only do we learn about George and Lennie’s problems, but we also learn about the loneliness George and Curley’s wife experience. First of all, George is a lonely character in this book for several reasons. George and his best friend Lennie dream about owning their own farm. Lennie is a big tall man who happens to be mentally handicapped. Even though they are best friends, George still faces loneliness every day. He has no one to talk to about his problems because Lennie wouldn’t understand. George feels that his life would be so much better if he didn’t know Lennie. In the book, Steinbeck says, “God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy.....I got you! You can't keep a job and you lose me ever' job I get.” This proves George is a very...
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...Loneliness Ellie Olson 7/8A Thesis- The story “Of Mice and Men” recounts the struggle to retain the American dream in a world of Loneliness. Loneliness is one of the many themes in this novel that reflect the time period in which the story was written. Steinbeck shows how loneliness is sustained through the barriers established from acting inhuman to one another. Crooks- Pushing others away Claim: Crooks loneliness comes from isolation, and willing to be isolated too. He is separated due to the color of his skin. Crooks, being used to separation, embraces it and frowns upon having people in his room or talking to any of the men in the bunk. Evidence: “‘Well, i got a right to have a light. You go on get outta my room....
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...Of Mice and Men A theme of the book “Of Mice and Men” is loneliness, because throughout the novel they tell the story about the rabbit farm and how lonely all the migrant farmers are. The following quotes show how lonely they are. Loneliness is used to show that most of the migrant farmers didn’t have friends to depend on, and that is what made them lonely. This can be shown because George wasn’t lonely when he had Lennie to look after, but once Lennie is gone, he becomes lonely. Once George and Lennie set up a place to sleep, George was mad at Lennie because of the way he was acting. Then, Lennie asks George to tell him the story about how they are different from other men. To keep Lennie happy, George agrees and starts by saying that “guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. They come to a ranch an’ work up a stake and then they go into town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they’re pounding their tail on some other ranch. They ain’t got nothing...
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...The icy grip that loneliness holds over people is much too commonly seen and ignored. Humans were not created to be alone. Productivity and moods skyscrape when humans work together. Inside the enchantingly vivid story Of Mice and Men, many characters suffer from loneliness. At one point or another, loneliness creeps into all of our lives; loneliness is at first almost inconspicuous and then, if not caught, has the potential to mature into a dense cloud impairing our minds of clear thinking. One of the initial and glaring examples of loneliness is found in George. He is a sharp man that, along with many of the others in the Great Depression, is in poverty and dreaming of a bright future. He is lonely but cured most, if not all, of his loneliness by finding and sticking with his mentally disabled best friend, Lennie. As seen on page 39, George is defending his and Lennie’s relationship against what he thought was a jab, “It ain’t so funny, him an’ me goin’ aroun’ together,...”. Despite his disability, they are practically inseparable friends that need each other....
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...In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck loneliness plays a key role in the book. Loneliness affects most of the character throughout the book. The characters Crooks, George, and Candy all experience loneliness throughout the book. In the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Crooks, George, and Candy all experience loneliness. Being lonely can lead to being distrusted. Being lonely can lead to being distrusted because loneliness is a feeling and people can still feel lonely when surrounded by people. Crooks experienced loneliness by having his own room in the barn with no other workers around. Crooks feels lonely because he lives alone in the barn while all the other workers live in a bunkhouse. In the book Crooks says, “I ain’t wanted...
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...Everyone has experienced loneliness throughout his or her lifetime. The amount of loneliness can have an impact on his or her dreams, whether it’s in the the past or the future. In the book Of Mice and Men there were a few characters that have experienced physical or emotional loneliness . Characters such as Curley's wife, Crooks, and Lennie had a state of isolation. These characters’ loneliness had affected their dreams by making risky decisions . For starters, Curly’s wife explains to Lennie on why she wants to talk to him. According to page 87, she states “I get lonely” she said. “You can talk to people, but I can’t talk to nobody but Curly. Else he gets mad. How’d you like not to talk to anybody?’’. Curley’s wife was not allowed to talk to anyone...
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...Loneliness and Companionship: In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck makes loneliness and companionship an apparent theme within the novel. Nearly all of the characters, including George, Lennie, Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife, experience some kind of loneliness. Not to mention the town in which this story takes place is called Soledad, which literally means solitude. Although they are married to each other, Curley and his wife are supposed to be together but they never spend any time together because they are always searching for one another. Curley’s wife counters her loneliness by being flirtatious with other men on the ranch even though Curley doesn’t allow her to be around any of the other men. Curley himself suffers from loneliness...
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...Loneliness and Despair Everyone needs a little friendship and love to survive. This is the message John Steinbeck is trying to put out in his book, Of Mice and Men. There are three very lonely characters that don’t do much and are always by themselves. That is Crooks, Candy, and Curley’s wife. Crooks is a lonely stable buck that is always alone in his room. He takes care of the horses and mules in the barn. Crooks is discluded because he is a different color than the other men. No one has the right to come in his room and he has no right to go into theirs. In the middle of the book, when all the guys are gone into town, Lennie stays at the farm to play with the pup. Lennie is very curious and when he sees Crooks light on, he walks right in. Crooks was...
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...John Steinbeck’s 1937 novel Of Mice and Men is a tale of two migrant workers in the Great Depression, who despite being complete contrasts of one and other, work together to survive the difficult lifestyle. George, the vastly more intelligent of the two, is a warden to Lennie, the colossal working machine who suffers from a mental condition. Steinbeck demonstrates the crippling loneliness the people of the ranch suffer from through his impeccable style. Steinbeck reveals via meticulous dialogue that discrimination is a leading cause of loneliness among the people of the ranch. For example, In Chapter 5, Curly’s wife goes to the barn to talk with Lennie while the other ranch hands play horseshoes, she proclaims, “Why can’t I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely. (Steinbeck 86)”...
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...Through a list of harsh truths, John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men casts humanity in an unfavorable light. These include loneliness, oppression, and imperfection. The grim realities of the hardworking characters are revealed through their actions to rise above challenges and in the end their defeats These truths are all used to build the complex main theme of friendship and the effect it can have on an individual's life. Of Mice and Men exposes the validity,loneliness, of people during the Great Depression. For instance Curly’s wife seeks attention ,positive or negative, from anyone on the ranch because of her isolation being the only woman present. When confronted with her isolation she says,“Wha’s the matter with me?Ain’t I got...
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