Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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The colony of Roanoke is generally known as England’s first attempt to begin a civilized and stable colony in the unexplored parts of earth known as the New World. Sadly, the plan to colonize Roanoke Island didn’t go exactly as the British planned. The colonists had high hopes to find new things to take back to England to make profit off of and be the first to obtain life in the New World. Things started off well for the new colony, but the colonists began to have issues with the new people they had discovered on the island known as the Croatan and Secotan Indian’s. After multiple attempts of trying to succeed at living a sustainable life in the New World the colony of Roanoke failed to exist when John White returned to the colony in 1590 and found not a single soul on the island. No one to this day is quite sure what happened to the remaining colonist’s that were last seen on the island before John White left or any of the two Indian tribe’s that had once lived there.

With the book taking place in the 1920s there is still segregation, so he isn’t allowed in the house where everyone else sleeps, he has to stay in a little shack in the barn where no one else is allowed, unless he allows someone in. Crooks complains about being lonely when Lennie invites himself into Crook’s room, by saying, “Guy’s don’t come into a colored mans room very much” Lennie proceeded to ask what he does all the time. Crooks responded with, “Sit around and read books, there's not much else to do when you're not allowed to go into the house.” I believe Crooks can overcome this loneliness by being more friendly, because he’s known as kinda a jerk, and also allowing people into his room more if he wants to talk to

In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice And Men, the most important theme that was represented in the book was loneliness, and how it can change an individual’s personality to the point of desperation and desolation, because there were multiple characters that were facing solitude to a different degree that made them do things that they may not have done if they were not feeling that way. For example, when Carlson had finally convinced Candy to let him shoot his old dog, who was essentially Candy’s only real friend, Candy regrets it later, the book describing Candy in the aftermath: “He didn’t look at old Candy, who still faced the wall. Carlson found a little cleaning rod in the bag and a can of oil. He laid them on his bed and then brought out the pistol…

In Mice and Men there is many people that are driven to find companionship due to the loneliness of California ranch. For example, George and Lennie. They definitely have a love/hate relationship with each other. George always gets mad at Lennie for forgetting about things and for always messing up but he never wants Lennie to leave. Even though Lennie forgets things a lot and may make George mad sometimes,George always stands up for him and helps him get a job.

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One of the characters that shows loneliness is Curley’s wife. She is lonely because she is the only woman on the ranch. She said, “Why can’t I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely” (86).

In the novel, “Of Mice and Men” is mostly about how lonely and isolated the characters are. Many of the characters such as Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife face a lot of loneliness. Some of these characters can be lonely for various reasons some because of the color of their skin and others because they are too old and others have someone but feel unwanted. John Steinbeck, uses these characters to deliver the greater message that no matter how you look or who you are, you face loneliness. Many of the characters feel lonely and isolated.

The Theme of Loneliness in Of Mice and Men In the book, Of Mice and Men, two characters, George Milton and Lennie Small, travel the country together working on farms. Although they are friends, George also plays the role of Lennie’s caregiver. Even though George and Lennie travel together, George experiences loneliness as a result of being Lennie’s caregiver. Many other characters in the novel feel this way as well.

Loneliness in Of Mice and Men In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the entire cast of characters face the prospect of loneliness. The author uses the setting of the story to further the theme. The characters Lennie and George have travel together ever since Lennie was left in George's care. Lennie has a mental disability but is very strong, and George is a small man and Lennie’s best friend.

Damonta Curtis 6-11-18 1st Hour Southern English Final Exam In of Mice and Men Steinbeck shows that loneliness is a basic part of human life. Everyone becomes lonely once in a while, but in Steinbeck’s novel, he illustrates the loneliness of the ranch and shows how people are driven to try and find friendship in order to escape loneliness.

“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty”. Mother Teresa was a very well known saint and an extremely powerful speaker who changed the lives of millions. Loneliness is like a disease that crawls its way into a heart and eats it away until there is nothing left to take. John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men does an excellent job of highlighting the damages of loneliness and prejudice. Beginning with the characters, George and Lennie on their way to the ranch that they are to begin working on the next morning when they are then introduced to Candy, Crooks, Curley and Curley’s wife. Steinbeck uses the characters George, Lennie, Crooks, Curley’s wife and Candy to skillfully paint a picture of loneliness and prejudice and the pain and suffering caused by them.

Isolation and loneliness brings many problems emotionally and physically. The short novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a story where two character of opposite trait, George and Lennie, travel together in order to escape Lennie’s trouble. Some of the characters presented in this story are isolated and look for someone to be with; however, George and Lennie travel together unlike the other individuals presented in the novel. Due to the solitariness and loneliness, the want for attention brings problems to these people. Since most of the characters suffering from isolation had problems, Steinbeck is telling his readers that loneliness and isolation brings concerns through the description of the characters Crooks, Curley’s wife, Lennie and George.

The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck portrays the idea of loneliness throughout the book within the diverse characters. Curley’s wife feels abandoned living in a two-by-four house and has nobody to socialize with. Equally important is Crooks, a black stable buck who lives alone and cannot do many things because of his race. In addition, an old swamper, Candy, dog was killed and is now deserted without anyone to be around. Every character ends up alone in the end due to Lennie being mentally unstable and accidentally killing Curley’s wife, his actions make George come to the decision that killing Lennie needs to be done.

Perhaps things could have been worked out diplomatically between England and the colonies, however, taxation was not the only problem. The Americas may have been a third-world country at the time, but they had potential. England saw the Americans as an easy way to make money and did not truly care about the colonies. It possibly could not have been agreed upon removing the taxes a s King George wouldn't want the colonies to believe they had power. Going back to the Americas potential, eventually even without taxation they most likely would have wanted their independence.