Examples Of Loneliness In Of Mice And Men
Loneliness is an emotion everyone goes through because of one’s lack of friends and it can affect a person’s view on life. Loneliness is caused by lack of communication and hatred from others. This can cause depression and the desire of wanting more attention from others. Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck is a story about two workers, Lennie and George, that is looking for a new job at a farm. They just lost their job at Weed because of an assault Lennie made and tries to make another living. During their journey, they encounter several characters that are lonely like Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife. The characters in the novel all dream of being successful and wealthy but Candy’s, Curley’s wife’s, and Crooks’s hopes eventually fail by their
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She expresses her loneliness by being the only girl at the barn and having no one to talk to except for Curley. Since she is tired of Curley, she is desperate to talk to another man that is nice and willing to talk to her because only thing she wants is companionship. Another example of her loneliness is her story in the past, where she is unsuccessful at her chance to be a movie star. Now she is stuck with being lonely in a barn full of men that do not give her respect. Another example of Curley’s wife’s loneliness is in her conversation with Lennie, Crooks, and Candy in Crook’s room. She expresses her loneliness by explaining how the men in the barn do not talk to her and do not respect her as a person. When Curley’s wife says, “think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever’ once in a while,” it becomes obvious that Curley’s wife is sick and tired of the workers ignoring her. (76) Her loneliness makes her frustrated to the point where she said she will lynch Crooks if he does not respect her enough. Also, Curley’s wife again shows her loneliness in the barn with Lennie. She expresses her loneliness by telling Lennie how she could have been a successful Hollywood actor, but instead she got stuck living in a barn full of workers. Later on in the story when Lennie murders Curley’s wife, her death seems peaceful and quiet. For example, Steinbeck tells the readers that after the murder, “it was very quiet in the barn, and the quiet of the afternoon was on the ranch.” (89) This quote expresses her loneliness by telling the readers how her death is lonely and how the setting of the barn implies her lonesome death. Curley’s wife’s loneliness is basically caused by her gender and no one will respect her for
She expresses her loneliness by being the only girl at the barn and having no one to talk to except for Curley. Since she is tired of Curley, she is desperate to talk to another man that is nice and willing to talk to her because only thing she wants is companionship. Another example of her loneliness is her story in the past, where she is unsuccessful at her chance to be a movie star. Now she is stuck with being lonely in a barn full of men that do not give her respect. Another example of Curley’s wife’s loneliness is in her conversation with Lennie, Crooks, and Candy in Crook’s room. She expresses her loneliness by explaining how the men in the barn do not talk to her and do not respect her as a person. When Curley’s wife says, “think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever’ once in a while,” it becomes obvious that Curley’s wife is sick and tired of the workers ignoring her. (76) Her loneliness makes her frustrated to the point where she said she will lynch Crooks if he does not respect her enough. Also, Curley’s wife again shows her loneliness in the barn with Lennie. She expresses her loneliness by telling Lennie how she could have been a successful Hollywood actor, but instead she got stuck living in a barn full of workers. Later on in the story when Lennie murders Curley’s wife, her death seems peaceful and quiet. For example, Steinbeck tells the readers that after the murder, “it was very quiet in the barn, and the quiet of the afternoon was on the ranch.” (89) This quote expresses her loneliness by telling the readers how her death is lonely and how the setting of the barn implies her lonesome death. Curley’s wife’s loneliness is basically caused by her gender and no one will respect her for