Of Mice And Men Adversity Essay

Imagine that you are traveling the United States alone in the 1930’s, searching for a job but never stay at the job for long, and you don’t even have your own house, you have no way to get ahold of anyone you know and you don’t even have your own family to lean back on! How long do you think you would last in that society? I intend to prove that each character in the story Of Mice and Men face adversity and loneliness.
The first character that is a prime example of the loneliness and adversity in the story Of Mice and Men is Crooks. Crooks is the only black worker on the ranch and in the 1930’s there was a lot of segregation and separation between whites and blacks. No one would offer Crooks in to play some cards, or ask him to come chat for a while, he was lucky if the guys didn’t constantly harass him. Crooks also has a crooked back, not only is he black, he has a disability too! Hardly anyone would want to talk to a black cripple in the 1930’s. Another
Carlson along with other men on the ranch say that his dog stinks and is too old to be around the ranch and that they need to put it out of its misery. Candy doesn’t want to let go of his long companion that he has raised since it was a pup but he knew he had to do it. Once Carlson killed his dog Candy felt more alone than ever before, being old without a hand, he knew that when his time was up they would get rid of him just like they did to his dog and leave him to venture of himself. In conclusion the story Of Mice and Men shows that all the characters have to face a type of loneliness in their life. In fact the whole United States did hinting “The Great Depression” in the 1930’s. Everyone during this time didn’t have much if you weren’t rich (which wasn’t many people) just having someone to have to talk to by your side was more than enough for a person. That concludes my essay on Of Mice and