Of Mice And Men Essay Loneliness
Of Mice and Men Essay In John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, he displays loneliness through the thoughts and actions of the characters. There were several characters in the book that faced loneliness in different ways. The ranch workers travel alone from ranch to ranch and according to George, “Guys like us, that us that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world .”, because ranch workers are never able to settle down (Steinbeck 15) The characters in Steinbeck’s novella try to find company in objects or people. George and Lennie have each other to keep them company and the ranchers find it odd to see two men traveling together. Steinbeck is trying to say that people need a companion in life because people want
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Curley and his wife are an example of people who are lonely even though they are married. Curley does not have trust in his wife, which is the root of why their marriage is failing. Curley’s wife is always going around the ranch attempting to converse with the ranchers, mainly Slim, and Curley is always looking for her. She married Curley to get away from her mother who she blames for ruining her dream of becoming an actress. Curley’s wife tries to fill that void of loneliness by dressing up nice, doing her hair and wearing tons of makeup. The ranchers try to avoid Curley’s wife but at times she draws attention to herself. Curley’s wife gets angry when Lennie tells her he can’t talk to her or else George will get mad and she states, “What’s the matter with me? she cried. Ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody? Whatta they think I am, anyways?”(Steinbeck 85). Curley’s wife converses with Lennie and tells him that he’s lucky he can talk to people, but she can’t because Curley gets mad and says, “I get lonely, she said. You can talk to people, but I can’t talk to nobody but Curley. Else he gets mad.”(Steinbeck 84) She is never given a name in the story because of the way John Steinbeck portrays her. Curley’s wife life is cut short in the book because she was conversing with Lennie to feel less lonely, but Lennie kills her in fear of getting in
Curley and his wife are an example of people who are lonely even though they are married. Curley does not have trust in his wife, which is the root of why their marriage is failing. Curley’s wife is always going around the ranch attempting to converse with the ranchers, mainly Slim, and Curley is always looking for her. She married Curley to get away from her mother who she blames for ruining her dream of becoming an actress. Curley’s wife tries to fill that void of loneliness by dressing up nice, doing her hair and wearing tons of makeup. The ranchers try to avoid Curley’s wife but at times she draws attention to herself. Curley’s wife gets angry when Lennie tells her he can’t talk to her or else George will get mad and she states, “What’s the matter with me? she cried. Ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody? Whatta they think I am, anyways?”(Steinbeck 85). Curley’s wife converses with Lennie and tells him that he’s lucky he can talk to people, but she can’t because Curley gets mad and says, “I get lonely, she said. You can talk to people, but I can’t talk to nobody but Curley. Else he gets mad.”(Steinbeck 84) She is never given a name in the story because of the way John Steinbeck portrays her. Curley’s wife life is cut short in the book because she was conversing with Lennie to feel less lonely, but Lennie kills her in fear of getting in