Isolation In Of Mice And Men
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a novel set during the Great Depression. Lennie Small and George Milton, the story’s main characters, start to work on a farm in California. They have a bond similar to brothers where Lennie 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. Through
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Like George and Lennie, is the only other person on the farm with a companion. e has his dog, who is now old and now longer productive. He is convinced by Carlson, another ranch hand, to shoot his dog to end his suffering. When he learns of George and Lennie’s dreams to have their own farm, he instantly wants to join them. George says "I gotta think about that. We was always gonna do it by ourselves." Candy interrupted him, "I'd make a will an' leave my share to you guys in case I kick off, 'cause I ain't got no relatives or nothing" (58). Candy is so eager to jump onto George and Lennie’s plan because he knows that, like his dog, he will eventually be deemed as useless. He has no one else to turn to and realizes if he can join the ranch, he won’t be lonely …show more content…
Candy, Curley’s wife, and Crooks are all lonely for different reasons and handle dealing with it in different ways. Crooks is bitter and keeps himself isolated from everyone. Curley’s wife seeks out attention from the ranch hands so she can have someone to talk to. Candy clings onto George and Lennie’s dream so he in the future he knows he won’t be alone. Loneliness is one of the main themes in this book. The setting of this book being during the great depression, many men were unemployed and moved around a lot for work. Thus, leading to many of them not forming relationships with many people. Thus, we see how loneliness really can cause make people desperate and influence in a bad
Like George and Lennie, is the only other person on the farm with a companion. e has his dog, who is now old and now longer productive. He is convinced by Carlson, another ranch hand, to shoot his dog to end his suffering. When he learns of George and Lennie’s dreams to have their own farm, he instantly wants to join them. George says "I gotta think about that. We was always gonna do it by ourselves." Candy interrupted him, "I'd make a will an' leave my share to you guys in case I kick off, 'cause I ain't got no relatives or nothing" (58). Candy is so eager to jump onto George and Lennie’s plan because he knows that, like his dog, he will eventually be deemed as useless. He has no one else to turn to and realizes if he can join the ranch, he won’t be lonely …show more content…
Candy, Curley’s wife, and Crooks are all lonely for different reasons and handle dealing with it in different ways. Crooks is bitter and keeps himself isolated from everyone. Curley’s wife seeks out attention from the ranch hands so she can have someone to talk to. Candy clings onto George and Lennie’s dream so he in the future he knows he won’t be alone. Loneliness is one of the main themes in this book. The setting of this book being during the great depression, many men were unemployed and moved around a lot for work. Thus, leading to many of them not forming relationships with many people. Thus, we see how loneliness really can cause make people desperate and influence in a bad