how it’s affected them. Crooks is a primary example of isolation.While Crooks was talking to Lennie he said something that upset Crooks so he responded “Well I got a right to have a light.You go on get outta my room. I ain’t wanted in the bunkhouse in my room.” (68).After reading that quote there was an understanding that Crooks is forced to stay by himself‚he isn’t allowed to have any interaction with them outside of working‚and the worker don’t call Crooks by his name. Crook’s is treated
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How does John Steinbeck present the theme of loneliness in "Of Mice and Men"? To be lonely means to feel isolated from others as you may have a lack of friends‚ family or companionship. In "Of Mice and Men"‚ loneliness is a strong theme which is shown by all the characters in one way or another throughout the novel. Even though all the characters in the novel live on the same ranch‚ they are lonely because of their own personal history and backgrounds‚ and the only thing that connects them
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who are useless. In this book‚ there are a few minor characters that reflected some important social injustices in the 1930s. Racism is one of the significant in the 1930s. Crooks is separated by the other workers in the ranch due to his skin color. The boss of the farm forces him to live in his shack alone and arranges Crooks to work as a stable boy‚ which is
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looks to George for guidance. On a farm where most people keep to themselves‚ George and Lennie’s rare relationship gets questioned many times. We see characters like Candy and Curley’s wife trying to escape from the bitter cycle of loneliness and how Crooks is overcome in bitterness because of it. As George puts it‚ "Guys like us‚ that work on ranches‚ are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place"(15). Throughout this novel we see how isolation affects everyone
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are affected and connected to these values and attitudes. For example‚ Crooks is discriminated against. Throughout the novel‚ some of the characters have friendships and later develop more with other characters. One of the main themes in this novel is the dream; every character in the novel has a dream or has had one. In 1930’s America‚ it was considered normal and acceptable to be a racist. Steinbeck uses the character Crooks‚ the victim‚ and Curly’s wife‚ a racist‚ to symbolise a racist society
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depicts Curley’s wife not as a villain‚ but rather as a victim. Like the ranch-hands‚ she is desperately lonely and has broken dreams of a better life. Crooks - Crooks‚ the black stable-hand‚ gets his name from his crooked back. Proud‚ bitter‚ and caustically funny‚ he is isolated from the other men because of the color of his skin. Despite himself‚ Crooks becomes fond of Lennie‚ and though he derisively claims to have seen countless men following empty dreams of buying their own land‚ he asks Lennie
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in the story‚ is discriminated because of his disability and is handled with unpleasantly. Curley’s wife is also treated unfair‚ mainly because she is a female. Crooks‚ an african american character‚ is also segregated because of his race. Discrimination is a major factor in the book as it can be seen in Lennie‚ Curley’s wife‚ and Crooks. Disabilities really affects many people‚ no matter if minor or major. A disability is the big reason why Lennie is being treated so unfairly.
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How does Steinbeck present loneliness and isolation in the novel? Of Mice and Men is set in the 1930’s during which time there was an economical depression‚ this made it hard for people to find work‚ save money and live a normal life. Many migrant workers started coming over from neighbouring countries like Mexico also in the hunt for jobs that were becoming harder to find as people took jobs to try and earn money for food. Racial prejudice was still a common thing in 1930’s America‚ Blacks were
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having a friend. However‚ Steinbeck gets across to the reader that it is only Slim who brings light‚ resulting to the loneliness of the other characters. Secondly‚ Crooks is seen to be one of the loneliest characters in the novel due to the constant separation from the others in the ranch. For instance‚ Crooks is structurally isolated in chapter 4 as it is the only chapter that is spoken about him. The reader
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Curley’s Wife is character that is portrayed by discrimination. In the novel‚ of Mice and Men‚ she is the only character that is a woman and does not have a name. This tells us that during this time‚ women were thought less of and considered less important because back in the 1930s‚ women were discriminated from jobs and had to stay at home and take care of the house on the ranch. On the ranch‚ she is also the only women and she does not have anyone willing to talk to her either. There is not much
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