'Of Mice And Men': An Analysis
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All you need is love An analysis of “Of Mice and Men”
In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck does an exceptional job of showcasing the different ways loneliness and companionship affect a man. He presents why having a friend is a prime source of motivation and pursuing the American dream and how loneliness deters that.
Although George would constantly say that without Lennie holding him back he 'd be able to accomplish much more with his life, a life without companionship is empty. George and Lennie felt empowered to strive to make their dream come true as a team because “We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about …show more content…
After a certain amount of experience with rejection and betrayal, you’ll get used to being treated that way and you’ll expect it from everyone. When Lennie enters you can see how Crooks rudely tells him that he doesn’t belong there as a defense mechanism. “You got no right to come in my room. This here’s my room. Nobody got any right in here but me” (Steinbeck, 88). After a little while, Crooks begins to sense that Lennie means no harm since he has a mental disability and as a result is naïve and ignorant about the fact that they’re supposed to be enemies. Crooks takes advantage of this rare opportunity and gives into the temptation of accepting his company. As he talks to Lennie he begins to share his pessimistic views about companionship, loyalty, and dreams based on his own experiences and talks about how being alone “a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick” (Steinbeck, 80). He expresses his lonesomeness by explaining that “a guy needs somebody to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody” (Steinbeck, …show more content…
Isolation is something that everyone tries to avoid and fears. Candy, for example, fears letting Carlson shoot his dog because his dog had been his best friend for so long. He got attached and used to his companionship after all those years. When he finally gave in to letting his dog go, he began to fear that the men would abandon him as well because he (just like his dog) is very old and no longer is much help. He felt useless and feared spending the rest of his life alone since he doesn’t have any family left, either. When he found out about Lennie and George’s plan to own land together he desperately tried to tag along and
All you need is love An analysis of “Of Mice and Men”
In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck does an exceptional job of showcasing the different ways loneliness and companionship affect a man. He presents why having a friend is a prime source of motivation and pursuing the American dream and how loneliness deters that.
Although George would constantly say that without Lennie holding him back he 'd be able to accomplish much more with his life, a life without companionship is empty. George and Lennie felt empowered to strive to make their dream come true as a team because “We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about …show more content…
After a certain amount of experience with rejection and betrayal, you’ll get used to being treated that way and you’ll expect it from everyone. When Lennie enters you can see how Crooks rudely tells him that he doesn’t belong there as a defense mechanism. “You got no right to come in my room. This here’s my room. Nobody got any right in here but me” (Steinbeck, 88). After a little while, Crooks begins to sense that Lennie means no harm since he has a mental disability and as a result is naïve and ignorant about the fact that they’re supposed to be enemies. Crooks takes advantage of this rare opportunity and gives into the temptation of accepting his company. As he talks to Lennie he begins to share his pessimistic views about companionship, loyalty, and dreams based on his own experiences and talks about how being alone “a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick” (Steinbeck, 80). He expresses his lonesomeness by explaining that “a guy needs somebody to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody” (Steinbeck, …show more content…
Isolation is something that everyone tries to avoid and fears. Candy, for example, fears letting Carlson shoot his dog because his dog had been his best friend for so long. He got attached and used to his companionship after all those years. When he finally gave in to letting his dog go, he began to fear that the men would abandon him as well because he (just like his dog) is very old and no longer is much help. He felt useless and feared spending the rest of his life alone since he doesn’t have any family left, either. When he found out about Lennie and George’s plan to own land together he desperately tried to tag along and