Color In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Color can convey emotion and feeling. Yellow can mean happiness or sunlight, blue can mean ocean or sky, green can mean nature or hope… etc. Now, you can pick any color in the world. You can even make up your own color if you want. The point is, color can convey emotion. So many colors represent the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Personally, the color that really captured my attention was gray. You might be asking, “why gray?” Well, I chose gray because I believe that this color best represents Loneliness. Loneliness was a gigantic factor in this book predominantly towards the end.

George became lonely when Lennie passed away. Lennie was not very smart and was socially awkward. He didn't understand the way of life whatsoever. George was the only close friend or even family Lennie ever had. George was his big brother in way. As time went on, Lennie felt like he wasn't wanted anymore and he felt like a burden to everyone around. This quote is an example of that statement: "If you don't want
Although present in all the characters to some degree, the theme of loneliness is most notably present in Candy, Crooks, and Curley's wife. They all fight against their isolation in whatever way they can. Until its death, Candy's dog stopped Candy from being alone in the world. After its death, Candy struggles against loneliness by sharing in George and Lennie's dream. Curley's wife is also lonely; she is the only female on the ranch, and her husband has forbidden anyone to talk with her. She combats her loneliness by flirting with the ranch hands.

So many colors represent the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Personally, the color that really captured my attention was gray. You might be asking, “why gray?” Well, now you might get a better understanding of how Loneliness played a big factor in this novel. So my question to you is what color do you think best fits this