Effects Of Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

George although seemingly ‘Casual’ and ‘Uninterested’ listens to Candy’s opinions without seeing an old crippled man, pleasing Candy. The other men rarely take Candy’s views into consideration; this is true of the death of his dog, which was ultimately Slims decision. Candy is subservient

Lennie is told he shouldn't be in crooks room but crooks is so lonely he needs a companion or someone to talk to so he allows Lennie to stay. These

Page 47: Tone: Depressing, saddening. He shouldn’t be pressured into having his dog shot, despite it being a nuisance for the others. It was a very cold thing for Carlson to suggest and do, and I feel bad for Candy, I know how it is to lose an animal you are close to.

Crooks is showing that he needs someone to talk to and rely on. He tells Lennie that he has George. At this point, Crooks starts crying because he is lonely and feels like he is dying. After some more talking Crooks tells Lennie, “I tell ya, a guy gets too lonely and he gets sick.” Crooks is trying to show Lennie that he is lucky he has George because without George Lennie would be in a dark place.

Candy is the oldest man on the ranch who has lost his hand, and the only company he has is his dog. “At last Candy said softly and hopelessly “’Awright- take im’ ”’. He did not look down at the dog at all. He lay back on his bunk and crossed his arms behind his head

At last Candy said softly and hopelessly, ‘Awright-take ‘im.’” This quote shows that Candy does not want to give up his dog as he knows then he will be completely alone. When he doesn’t get any support from Slim or any ranch workers he gives up knowing that Carlson will do it anyway. Due to Candy’s disability, he isn’t able to work or pass time with the other farm workers, and since his dog is killed he is left completely

In John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, he shows us what it is like for

Candy is one of many characters on the ranch that shows loneliness. Candy Is very limited to what he can do since he lost his hand, causing him not to be with the other men while working. Since he can't work with the other men Candy is very isolated, he works as a swamper with no one else and he had a dog. Candy and his dog were very close even though the dog was getting very old and starting to smell. Carlson decided since the dog was old, smelly, and wasn't much help he wanted to shoot it. Candy did not want that to happen but Carlson overpowered him and pressured him. Carlson shot the dog and Candy now had no one. “Well-hell! I had him so long. John Steinbeck states, “Since he

Crook which is one characters that was isolated and lonely because of his race, disability and his deep mistrust of others. He is physically separated from the other men and has his own room in the barn. And since he is black he does not have the freedom or flexibility like the other worker have. His loneliness forces him to talk to Lennie. But when Lennie tried, helplessly in an attempt to make friends with Crook said sharply, "You got no right to come in my room. This here's my room. Nobody got any right in here but me." Since Crook has always been treated differently than the other workers he treated everybody how he was treated. However when Crook was little his dad never wanted him to play with the kids since they was white use a quote “There wasn’t another colored family for

The killing of Candy's dog deepened his loneliness, just as the killing of Lennie totally destroyed George. Since the dog was Candy's best friend, its death was drastic to him. Candy was rejected by the society because he was old and had only one arm. He was useless to it; therefore they did not care about his feelings. Also, since he was weak no one cared about him and he could not do anything about it. A stronger person like Slim had the respect of everyone and this forced the society to listen to them. Candy was deeply saddened by this, and this was shown when he said "You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They say he wasn't no good to himself nor nobody else."(Pg.60). Then he said "When they can me here I wished somebody'd shoot me. But they won't do anything like that. I won't have no place to go an' I can't get no more jobs."(Pg.60). This showed that Candy was hopeless and had no place to go. Without his dog, he was now alone.

Crooks is a black man and is discriminated against by everybody else on the ranch. He does all of the dirty jobs and works behind the scene. One night when most of the people had gone into town Lennie went to find someone to speak with and tried to enter the Crooks' room, but he was promptly told that nobody is allowed in his room. "You got no right to come in my room. This here's my room. Nobody got any right in here but me."(68) Crooks impulsively rejected Lennie from his room because he receives the same treatment from the white people on the ranch. He didn't even think to consider that Lennie was trying to be a nice person. The friendly gesture that was offered to him seemed foreign so he shut it down. Human interaction was a feeling that he had not felt in a long time. When he was given the chance to communicate with another individual his instinct was to escape to his safe space. This is made even more evident when Crooks start to question why Lennie is in the

Therefore, he is treated with low honor because of his inability to be a bucker or a skinner. Slim is not aware of how important the dog is to Candy. However, Candy's weakness prevents him from standing up to Slim for not helping him and to Carlson for taking his dog's life. In the end, Candy seeks Slim's sympathy with the hope that Slim would convince Carlson to leave him alone since Slim’s word is law. Unfortunately that does not happen and Candy’s dog is killed.

Author John Steinbeck of Of Mice and Men involves many themes within his well-written novel which is based in early 1930s of California. The novel revolves around the two protagonists George and Lennie. While the story is mainly based off of their struggles and hardships, it would be nowhere near complete or as climactic without the help of other characters such as Curley or his wife among others. Steinbeck uses carefully placed scenes and characters to help create the theme which is that the natural hardships of life affect all regardless of position or identity.

Throughout the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, many themes are present such as friendship, dreams, or one of the most interesting themes, loneliness. Loneliness is usually taken as something bad or unpleasant, but in this book, the author showed that loneliness can also be advantageous. Being alone gives a person independence, and the ability to only look out for themselves, which can sometimes make it easier for a person or a character. Isolation was shown through certain characters such as Crook (an African American worker), George Milton and Lennie Small, and Curley's wife where the author depicts ways how independence can be better than dependence. Although loneliness can be difficult and miserable at times, being isolated can

Candy lonely because he doesn’t have any relatives and he doesn’t really have anyone to talk to. The only thing that he had was a dog and it was too old to live. “I had him since he was a pup” (page 45). This quote shows that the dog was really the only thing with Candy for a very long time. “I wish’t somebody’d shoot me if i ever got that old” (page 45). This shows that Candy wants somebody to shoot him if he ever got too old to take care of himself because he has nobody to look after him when he’s that old. “I oughtta of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t of let no stranger shoot my dog” (page 61).