The Role Of Loneliness In Of Mice And Men
Loneliness is a very common trend in Of Mice and Men as it affects almost everyone in the book in one way or another. It affects almost every character, however, in this essay, we will be focusing on Crooks, Candy, and Curley’s Wife. They all are lonely because of how they are different from everyone else in one way or another.
Somebody who was very affected by loneliness in this book was Crooks, he had very few people who actually talked to him or even acknowledged him at times. His skin color severely altered what he could do or where he could be due to the racism of the Great Depression. It was stated that Crooks keeps his room very clean and that he is into books, however, he is lonely because of the fact that he lives at the bottom of the bunkhouse. Crooks even stated at one point that “A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody, Don’t make no difference who it is” (Steinbeck 80). The meaning of this quote is it shows how he needs someone to be with him and not be so isolated anymore from his white peers. It also shows how Crooks feels like he can trust Lennie probably because they are both different in their own ways. Another person who was severely impacted by loneliness is Candy, the only thing he really ever had was his dog and then they …show more content…
killed it. Nobody really talked to him that much, however, it is possible that is either due to his old age or the loss of his hand. Candy said after he lost his dog “I ought to have shot that dog myself, George I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog” (Steinbeck Chapter 3). This quote shows a ton of things which one of them is that he refers to the others as “strangers” when in reality he should know them. It also shows that his dog was a very close to him due to the fact that he griefs over its death. He most likely was attached to his dog because they were both disabled in a way. Someone who also had to deal with loneliness is Curley’s Wife, she struggled through a lot just because she is a female.
She felt lonely because she didn’t truly love Curley so she felt she didn’t truly have anyone. “Well, I ain’t told this to nobody before. Maybe I ought too, I don’t like Curley He ain’t a nice fella” (Steinbeck 89). This shows that she doesn’t care for Curley because he always needs something of her, or is doing something mean all the time. It also shows that she could have had such a better life if she didn’t marry him. She is lonely on the ranch and all she wants is someone to talk to, however, all the men deny her and call her a slut, the only person who truly talks to her is Lennie before her
demise. In conclusion, everyone is affected by loneliness, but everyone deals with it a little differently. Crooks is discriminated against due to his skin color, Candy is disabled and old, and Curley’s Wife is a woman. Most of them also lost something at some point in the book and are either grieving over it or have forgotten about it.
Somebody who was very affected by loneliness in this book was Crooks, he had very few people who actually talked to him or even acknowledged him at times. His skin color severely altered what he could do or where he could be due to the racism of the Great Depression. It was stated that Crooks keeps his room very clean and that he is into books, however, he is lonely because of the fact that he lives at the bottom of the bunkhouse. Crooks even stated at one point that “A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody, Don’t make no difference who it is” (Steinbeck 80). The meaning of this quote is it shows how he needs someone to be with him and not be so isolated anymore from his white peers. It also shows how Crooks feels like he can trust Lennie probably because they are both different in their own ways. Another person who was severely impacted by loneliness is Candy, the only thing he really ever had was his dog and then they …show more content…
killed it. Nobody really talked to him that much, however, it is possible that is either due to his old age or the loss of his hand. Candy said after he lost his dog “I ought to have shot that dog myself, George I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog” (Steinbeck Chapter 3). This quote shows a ton of things which one of them is that he refers to the others as “strangers” when in reality he should know them. It also shows that his dog was a very close to him due to the fact that he griefs over its death. He most likely was attached to his dog because they were both disabled in a way. Someone who also had to deal with loneliness is Curley’s Wife, she struggled through a lot just because she is a female.
She felt lonely because she didn’t truly love Curley so she felt she didn’t truly have anyone. “Well, I ain’t told this to nobody before. Maybe I ought too, I don’t like Curley He ain’t a nice fella” (Steinbeck 89). This shows that she doesn’t care for Curley because he always needs something of her, or is doing something mean all the time. It also shows that she could have had such a better life if she didn’t marry him. She is lonely on the ranch and all she wants is someone to talk to, however, all the men deny her and call her a slut, the only person who truly talks to her is Lennie before her
demise. In conclusion, everyone is affected by loneliness, but everyone deals with it a little differently. Crooks is discriminated against due to his skin color, Candy is disabled and old, and Curley’s Wife is a woman. Most of them also lost something at some point in the book and are either grieving over it or have forgotten about it.