Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

(Steinbeck 83). Crooks want to help out with George's and Lennie's dream but, Curly’s wife beat him down with words and Crooks just changed his mind. By being defencive, this put Crooks in a lonely state and is why he does not like many

Another character who is lonely is Curley’s wife. She married Curley only because she never got her letter from the Hollywood producer, not because she loved Curley. As a result, she has no relationship and no friends ,so she wanders the bunkhouse every day looking for somebody to talk to. She wants to escape loneliness by talking to people, but everybody pushes her away, even Curley, her husband. As she says on pg 89, “I don’ like Curly. I could been in the movies, an’ have nice clothes.” This shows that Curley was just her last resort option in her idyllic path to movie stardom. The last character affected by loneliness is Crooks. He is black and thus he is pushed away by everybody and even has to live in an isolated room in the bunkhouse. Because of this he pretends to push away people too even though he longs for their presence because he doesn 't know how to act any differently. In the book, Steinbeck shows that it is almost impossible for Crook’s to escape loneliness unless he escapes out of poverty first.

The realistic fiction novella Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck explains the journey of two migrant farm workers. The main characters: Lennie and George are thrown at with many challenges they are forced to overcome, one being the time it takes place in. The story takes place during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression around 1938, which makes jobs even harder to come by because everyone wanted one. Lennie and George were kicked out of weed, and now work at a ranch in Soledad. At the new farm the friendship between Lennie and George becomes harder to maintain. The people on the farm are all different shapes, sizes, and are from different backgrounds, yet they all are very familiar with one concept: loneliness. The character most familiar with this concept is Crooks. In Of mice and men, John Steinbeck creates the isolated characterization of Crooks by describing how he looks, what he says, and his actions to emphasize the theme of loneliness that occurs throughout the book.

On page sixty-six of the book, Crooks talks about how he isn't wanted, this can be proven by him being given his own room, and supplies. Crooks also even said that he's lonely, when he's talking to Lennie he said “A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody...I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick” (Steinbeck 73). On the same page Crooks also said, “I don’t know if I was asleep. If one guy was with me…I jus’ don't know”. Due to Crooks saying this, you can presume that he doesn't spend an ample amount of time with other people, and that he spends it alone by himself. Crooks goes on to talk about Lennie and George's relationship saying “Well, s’pose, jus’ s’pose he dont come back. What’ll you do then?”(Steinbeck 79). I believe Crooks is asking these questions because he's curious about their friendship, because he doesn't have any friends of his

     Crooks is fascinated by the strength of the friendship of Lennie and George especially how close they are. Crooks said, "Well, s’pose, jus’ s’pose he don’t come back. What’ll you do then?" (Steinbeck, 79) Crooks asks these questions because he does not have any friends. He was curious about the friendship of Lennie and George. He wants the people to feel the way that he did when he was lonely, having nobody with them. He is striving to achieve sympathy and understanding from others. Crooks would work for

Although Crooks has no social power, he is smart. In the novel, it mentions that Crooks reads a dictionary and California civil code for 1905 and is a nice fella. When Lennie comes in his room Crooks and Lennie starts talking. Crooks does not like his life so he shares the perspective of it to Lennie. Crooks asks Lennie how he would feel if George wasn’t with him in the future. This question scares Lennie since he needs George to survive and make his dream come true. Lennie gets angry but soon after Crooks admits it would never happen and that he was talking about himself. After that Candy walks in and they talk about the dream. Crooks says he would think about it. Then Curley’s wife comes in. Curley’s wife is lonely since she doesn’t have anyone to communicate with. This is shown when she flirting with the ranchers which give her an opportunity to talk to them. This allows her not to feel lonely. Before Candy enters Crooks room he feels lonely. That is mainly his fault since he allows Carlson to kill his dog because it smells, has no teeth, and is blind. However, Candy doesn’t allow it at first. He says he “had him since he was a pup”(56). His dog keeps him company when he is lonely. However, when he does let Carlson kill his dog it proves that in a way Candy is betraying his dog. Loneliness can appear in many ways once characters misuse their powers over

In the story, Of Mice and Men, the author, John Steinbeck, portrays a great deal of themes. Loneliness is one of the themes. Crooks and Candy both struggle with loneliness. Crooks is lonely because the white men treat him abominably because he is African American. Candy is lonely because he misses dog, who was shot by Carlson.

But while Steinbeck details those virtues, he also includes serious defects in personality. Crooks... does not want Lennie... to enter his segregated space, despite his intense hunger for friendship.” Although Crooks desires companionship, he pushes away those who try to talk to him as a result of the isolation. This is shown in the novel when Lennie and Crooks chat in the room, where Crooks expresses how “...a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick” (Steinbeck, 37). This dialogue emphasizes the loneliness that Crooks is experiencing.

In the novel Of Mice and Men Written by John Steinbeck, Steinbeck uses hopelessness to show how lonely people can be. Crooks Who is a black stable buck is mistreated because of his skin color. Steinbeck shows loneliness and hopelessness in the novel by putting crooks in the position that he is, for example Crooks isn't allowed to be with the others to play cards, and he also isn't allowed to stay in the bunkhouse, he stays in the barn with the horses.

It can be argued that Crooks is the loneliest character in the novel. This is because he is segregated due to his race. He is the only black person on the ranch so has absolutely no one to talk to. The other characters think of him as being dirty and inferior to white people and Crooks himself has become so used to

All the characters experience loneliness and isolation but some more than others. Throughout, Steinbeck presents loneliness in many different ways. Crooks, Candy and Curley’s wife come across as particularly lonely. Crooks is the black stable buck with a crooked spine (hence why he is called Crooks) who is physically segregated from the other ranchmen because of his skin colour.

Crooks, Curley, Candy and Curley 's wife are all lonely, but all for different reasons such as discrimination and prejudice. Crooks is a black man who has always been pushed aside from every group. He is treated as second class, he

John Steinbeck illustrates the theme of loneliness through the character’s daily life on the ranch. Specifically, it is important to realize that some of the characters are lonelier than others such as Crooks, Candy, and Curley’s wife. Crooks, the stable buck, is extremely lonely because of his race. Crooks is not allowed in the bunkhouse with the rest of the men because he is black and instead has to stay in a little shed by the barn. He spends his time in there alone not talking to anyone while everyone else is having a good time socializing and playing cards.

" A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't matter no difference who the guy is, longs he with you. I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an he gets sick" (p.105). I think Steinbeck was trying to tell us that Crooks doesn’t want to be lonely anymore, he wants a friend.

The loneliest character in Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is Crooks because he is a black crippled, man living in a prejudiced atmosphere. As Lennie was trying to convince Crooks to allow him to enter his room, Crooks says, " I ain't wanted in the bunkhouse, and you ain't wanted in my room" (Steinbeck 68). Crooks is trying to enforce the little rights that he has to give him a sense of comfort and power, even though he has none. After Lennie asks Crooks why he isn't allowed in the bunkhouse Crooks replies with, " Cause I'm black" (Steinbeck 68). The men on the ranch don't allow Crooks to do anything with them except for play horseshoe, they also only talk to him to belittle him. During Crooks outburst, he says, " I tell ya a guy gets too