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    Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” This quote by Mother Teresa a humanitarian means being alone is depressing and it makes people feel alone in the world and feel that there is no one there for them. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. There are several characters that feel lonely and unwanted. The three characters who live lonely‚isolated lives are Candy‚Crooks‚and Curley’s wife. Candy lives a lonely life on the ranch. He works alone because

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    Loneliness A lonely breeze blew across the school compound‚ dispelling the scorching afternoon heat that filled the air. For a moment‚ dead leaves‚ dust and a plastic bag all rose together in a aerial waltz- the collapsed to the ground unceremoniously. Then‚ it was still and everything seemed lifeless. I still waited‚ my eyes fixed on a secluded spot just outside the school building. It was sheltered by a wall and shielded on three sides by walls‚ the surrounding of it was laid with gravel

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    In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Steinbeck uses the theme of loneliness throughout the entirety of the novel. When people feel lonely their way of life is different than that of someone’s who isn’t lonely or them if they were not lonely. They may act differently than they would if they weren’t experiencing loneliness‚ they may even change their way of life. The effects of loneliness on people are displayed in the novel Of Mice and Men through the characters of Curley’s Wife‚ Candy

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    companions with whom to spend her Sunday afternoons lead to Miss Brill making up scenarios and ideas about the people around her. She is able to feel better about herself when speaking and assuming things for others. This is really a mask to cover the loneliness she is feeling inside. In “Miss Brill” by Katherine

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    David Jackson Mrs. McCullars Honors American Lit. 4 March 9‚ 2008 Isolation within The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ an American author who lived from 1804-1864‚ could be characterized as “an imaginative genius gifted with considerable linguistic skill” (Perkins 1 of 3). Hawthorne’s most famous works included The House of the Seven Gables and The Marble Faun‚ both novels portrayed the essence of sin and guilt and their emotional effects on mankind. One of Hawthorne’s most famous works

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    the theme of family‚ companionship‚ abandonment and loneliness. Before the monster was created‚ Frankenstein was expecting the creature to be beautiful and amazing. However‚ after he created the being‚ and gave it life‚ he saw how horrible‚ ugly and vile the creature was. Instead of teaching and nurturing him‚ Frankenstein abandoned him. The monster was extremely lonely because he did not have family or friends to accompany him. Loneliness is a horrible thing because when one is alone‚ he does

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    Loneliness is a major theme in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Show how loneliness is conveyed through a study of 3 characters in the book. Loneliness is one of the primary themes in Of Mice and Men. Throughout the novel‚ the theme of loneliness is ever-present and John Steinbeck shows and portrays the effect loneliness has on the characters‚ more specifically‚ Crooks‚ Candy and Curley’s wife. Firstly‚ Crooks is physically and emotionally isolated from the other ranchers‚ as well as society

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    Hope in old age In "Loneliness" by Laura Cortes‚ the author paints a picture of a man whose family has grown up and moved on. The poem shows that a man‚ older and alone in the world‚ can still hold on to hope for the future. Cortes establishes that the man has aged considerably since “he planted the trees forty summers ago” (line 6) and “time has gone by too soon” (13).  Cortes appears to be describing the old man from when he began his family‚ perhaps when he may have married and began

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    A few obstacles appear‚ causing Montag to run out of the city meeting others like him‚ believing society one day might need the help of books to be fix everything. Bradbury demonstrates throughout the book that alienation from others can lead to loneliness. To begin‚

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    friends‚ people would suffer from loneliness and solitude. Loneliness leads to low self-esteem and deprivation. In the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ the characters‚ Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curly’s wife all exhibit some form of loneliness. They are driven towards the curiosity of George and Lennie’s friendship because they do not have that support in their life. Through his novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck demonstrates that often times‚ a victim of isolation will have a never-ending search

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