Of Mice And Men Loneliness Analysis

George told Lennie numerous times how much better his life would be without Lennie. One of these times George had said, “God a’mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy, I could go get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble” (Steinbeck 11). This shows one of the many instances where George says he just wanted to be able to have a normal life, have a job and settle down. George was never able to have this normal life while with Lennie because of the fact Lennie messed up many of their jobs causing them to have to move and find new jobs. As one can see, Lennie was holding back George from the start, but never knew

If Lennie wasn’t around, George would have had an easier time when not trying to constantly take care of Lennie. Trying to get him out of trouble and making sure he survives and earns

George had thought about life without Lennie before and he even has mentioned it to Lennie. He implies that Lennie is a type of burden in his life and it would be much easier without Lennie. George didn’t have to take care of Lennie but now that he did he can’t just leave Lennie behind. Lennie needs the

At this point in the novel, we have heard George mention twice that his life would be improved without Lennie. However, George still seems to feel a need to look out for Lennie. That said, he protects Lennie from conflict by explaining to everyone they meet that he is just a “big kid”.

Still, George needs Lennie for emotional and physical support. Lennie gives George hope for the fu-ture. With Lennie George has a dream. Lennie always makes george tel a story. In this story they own a small little farm together. On the farm there are all sorts of animals and they live a happy comfortable life. As the story goes on George realizes that this story may come true. Without Lennie i believe that George would just end up depressed with no hope for the future. ”We gotta get a big stake together. I know a little place we can get cheap , but they ain’t giving it away.” (pg. 55) This shows that George is working towards this goal and that he has hope for

Lennie and George have an unusual friendship from the start. George is sort of a guardian of Lennie, and always is looking out for him. With Lennie’s mental illness, sometimes the friendship proves to be challenging. This frienship is definitely not mutual, because they both have each others backs. In the book, George says, “If them other guys gets in jail they can root for all anybody gives a damn… Lennie responds, “But not us! An’ why? Because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that’s why” (14). Ironically, Lennie isn’t the one looking out for George. George is always helping Lennie out of his “mistakes”, and endures the hardship of traveling during the 1930s.

George takes care of Lennie many ways. George has taken care of Lennie for a long time. George took him under his wing even though he didn’t need to. George genuinely cares for Lennie. He feeds him, makes sure he is safe, also he gives him hope. George is constantly watching Lennie. George is a good friend to Lennie; however, George gets annoyed with Lennie very easily. He does this to make sure he doesn’t get into trouble or lost. He never leaves him by himself. This is shown when Lennie offers to leave, but George tells him “I want you to stay with me Lennie”(Steinbeck 104). George really cares for Lennie.

From the very beginning of the book, George has wanted to live a life that he is happy with, and he makes a very clear point that Lennie prevents him from this. Towards the beginning of the novel, George says, “‘God a’mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy’” (11). With these words, George implies that he would be happier without Lennie constantly being a problem. After the incident where Lennie wanted to feel a girl’s dress because it was soft, he put himself and George into hiding in a ditch so they weren’t caught by the police. Lennie always gets in trouble and George is always the one who takes responsibility for it because Lennie doesn’t know when he’s doing something wrong. This is why George has trouble maintaining a job, because Lennie is always causing trouble. George says at the beginning of the novel, “‘You can’t keep a job and yo lose me ever’ job I get. Jus’ keep shovin’ me all over the country all the time’”(11). This reveals that all George wants to do is get a job and have a chance to settle down and start a family. However, it’s clear that he sees Lennie as a barrier between George and his dream of living a free life without

He explains it in the quote, "Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. They come to a ranch an' work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they're poundin' their tail on some other ranch. They ain't got nothing to look ahead to." They are different from all the others and George knows the have a special bond. Even though George gets frustrated by Lennie's mental disability, he also feels compassion for him. Lennie gives George the opportunity to lay plans and be in charge, that way they can figure out their problems easier. Without Lennie, George would be just like the other people, but with Lennie, George has a responsibility. In the end he takes responsibility for Lennie's

Lennie is mentally ill so George has decided to get a job far away from the city on a ranch where Lennie's condition will be more accepted. George states that if Lennie was not around he could get a wife and live a much easier life. George has to be there for Lennie whenever he needs him because Lennie has nobody else. Without George Lennie would be a five year old wandering around the world wondering what to do with himself. He finds work for, feeds, and takes care of Lennie throughout the novel.

George and Lennie would truly be lonely if they did not have each other. They consider each other family, even though they are so different. To George, Lennie is like a pet or a little brother, because George turns to him for friendship and someone to talk to. George’s frequently shares his philosophy about guys that work on ranches. "Guys like us, that live on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world." He means that if not for each other, then they would be all alone, with no

One of the main reasons that we feel sympathy for Lennie is because he is intellectually disabled. He hasn’t the ability to learn or remember much, he cannot live independently, he needs to have someone to look after him and make sure he doesn’t step out of line or get in to trouble, this person happens to be George, we feel sympathy for him for having Lennie tied to him, Lennie also feels Sympathy for George and cannot bear to see George angry at him, George says to Lennie in the first chapter “god a’ mighty, if I was alone I could live so easily. I could get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble. No mess at al, an when the end of the month come I could take my fifty buck and go into town and get whatever I want” and Lennie says” George if you want I should go away and leave you alone “ which tells us that he also feels sorry for George.

Crooks is shown to be of equal importance as the animals in the barn. He is also lonely because he only has interactions with horses all day long. For example, when Crooks questions Lennie about what would happen is something happened to George, Crook cries, "A guys needs somebody-to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody" (72). Crooks has lived on his own his entire life because he has black skin.

Crooks is the only black man on the ranch, and is often discriminated against by all the other workers at the ranch. He is usually excluded from many activities that all the other men participate in, and is ignored by most of the workers. “I ain’t wanted in the bunk house…cause I’m black…” This quote shows how the other men who work at the ranch reject and isolate Crooks, and how he is forced to have his own bunk house, since he isn’t allowed to reside in the same bunk house as the other workers. Crooks leads a harsh, lonely life, only because the

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is book of many themes; one that is very prominent is loneliness. Loneliness is common in many people's lives and that is also true for the lives of the characters of the book. Almost all characters in the book are lonely in one way or the other.