Of Mice And Men Lonliness Analysis

Unfortunately lonliness and isolation is a big deal in today's society, a lot of people do not have anyone to be there for them or anyone to talk to. Those people put themselves in a really bad place when they do not want any contact with another person. That really takes a toll on the person after a while they can start to go insane by not having anyone to talk to after a while they start to lose a piece of themselves then thy lose themselves all at once. John Stienbeck's novella, Of Mice and Men, claims lonliness and isolation change people so much they are not they same person they were before.
Loneliness and isolation does have a big impact on a person's life, after livivng in loneliness and isolation a person changes. Crooks for example …show more content…
Curley's wife is one example of being an outcast. She is not included in anything because she is a woman and Curley keeps her away rom everyone else. It becomes very obvious that she is lonely and in need of someone to talk to because she goes out on the farm and goes to the bunkhouse. She looks for someone since Curley is not there with her and because she does that the workers call her nasty names like, tramp or tart. All she wants is someone to talk to and since her husband is not there to talk to her she goes out to bunkhouse to try and find someone. In the book it says,"... A girl was standing there looking in. She had full, rouged lips and widely spaced eyes, heavily made up... "I'm lookim' for Curley," she said... George looked away from her then looked back, " He was in here a minute ago but he went." "Oh!" She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward. ... She turned her head,. "Hi, Slim", she said. Slim's voice came through the door. " Hi, Good-lookin'." "I'm tryin' to find Curley, Slim." "Well, you ain't tryin' very hard. I seen him goin' in your house." She was suddenly apprehensive. "Bye, boys" (pg.16). Curley's wife uses the excuse that she is looking for Curley so she can …show more content…
Candy is an example of bad treatment before loneliness and isolation, Candy always had his dog and even at old age he still cared for himself and his dog. Until Carlson told him that it was better to shoot his dog. Although Candy did not want to he still did because he cared for his dog so he did it for the benefit of his dog. Eventhough it hurt Candy it was something that had to happen sooner or later. In Steinbeck's book he says, " Candy looked a long time at Slim to find some reversal. And Slim gave him none. At last Candy said softly and hopelessly, " Awright---take 'im". He did not look down at the dog at all...from his pocket Carlson took a little leather thong. He stooped over and tied it around the old dog's neck. ..."Come on, boy." The old dog got slowly and swiftly to his feet and allowed a the gently pulling leash. ... A shot sounded in the distance. The men looked quickly at the old man. Every head turned toward him. For a moment he continued to stare at the ceiling. Then he rolled slowly over and faced the wall and lay silent." (pg. 25). Before his dog was euthanized Candy was not lonely, but now that his dog is gone he isolated himself from the rest of the men in the bunkhouse. Lonely and isolated people were not always that way, they once were close to someone and had people around them, but sometimes the