Companionship In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

However, even though at this point in the book she believes Nettie is likely dead, she stays in the marriage, thus proving the lack of value she has for herself. In this marriage, along with the beatings and rapes, Mr.____ doesn’t like to allow Celie to go places. When Shug is going to perform at Harpo’s juke- joint, Mr.____ doesn’t want Celie to come, saying, “Wives don’t go to places like that.” (Walker 73). Even though Celie has been dying to hear Shug perform, she does not argue with him.

(73) Although all the men are looking away, Lennie does not understand the issue with staring at Curley’s wife even though he does not have a vulgar mind. Steinbeck depicts Lennie as having an innocent mind who does not take in his surroundings. Furthermore, when Lennie kills the puppy and Curley’s wife walks in he quickly tries to hide away the puppy as though he is embarrassed. Steinbeck reveals Lennie’s embarrassment, “In panic he shoveled hay over the puppy with his fingers…”

However, in the conflict towards the end of the book, Curley’s wife had told Lennie to feel her hair. She asked him to stop soon after, but he would not. Curley’s wife started to scream and Lennie held on in fear of getting into trouble. Steinbeck wrote, “Lennie began to cry with fright. ‘Oh, please don’t’ Lennie said, ‘You gonna get me in trouble jus’ like George says you will.

As a result of being the wife of the boss’s son, Curley’s wife has nobody to talk to which leads to her isolation. Due to Lennie’s fascination towards Curley’s wife, George commands, “don’t you even take a look at that bitch. I don’t care what she says and what she does. I see ‘em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jailbait worse than her. You leave her be” (32).

Curley is their boss’s son and he has a beautiful young wife that causes trouble. One day Lennie was in the barn crying because he had killed his pup and knows that because he killed the pup he cannot tend the rabbits in their land that they were going to buy. He was sad and angry but at that moment Curley’s wife walks in and try to talk

Eventually, Curley’s wife succeeds in making Lennie speak to her. They discussed their dreams with each other. Lennie wanted to own a ranch and/or farm and Curley’s wife wanted to be an actress. Lennie showed Curley’s wife the dead puppy. She was curious as to why Lennie did such a thing.

He ran furiously out of the barn. Carlson said, “[he’ll] get [his] Luger,” and he ran out too. ``When Curley first met Lennie he immediately disliked him because how Lennie was bigger and stronger than Curley. But He was more enraged by the fact that Lennie was the reason that his wife died which caused Him wanting Lennie dead or experienced the worst type of pain. Even though because of his cognitive disability he doesn’t realize the harm that he is causing.

They created a plan on how to get the land, but as soon as they got close, Lennie makes a mistake. He kills Curley’s wife, which results in George killing Lennie but not before putting him in a good place. Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife all suffer from loneliness and face different consequences because they are different from the others on the farm.

Curley doesn’t allow her to talk to anyone, “you can talk to people, but I can’t talk to nobody but Curley” (87). She tries to befriend the men by flirting with them but they all know the consequences that may come. When the men are away she tries to talk with Lennie, but because George warned him about her he tells her that it isn’t a good idea that they talk. “Why can’t I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody.

She does not choose to be lonely. Curley, her husband, does not like her talking to anyone beside himself. She also tells Lennie, “You

She is always trying to talk to other guys. There is many scenes in the book where she is trying to flirt with guys that aren't her husband. She is always trying to put herself out there, because she doesn’t really love curley , she just wanted to be an actress. The only reason that she married curley is to escape her mom, who she accuses of stealing her letter from the ma from hollywood.she even tells Lennie”I don’ like curley. He ain’t a nice fella.”

Of Mice and Men is mainly about loneliness towards most of the characters. George and his best friend Lennie, who has the mentality of a child. Their friendship is very strong. However both characters are lonely, George had promised to take care of Lennie when his last relative, aunt Clara, passes away. George once said to Lennie that “guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world.

Another character that Steinbeck uses to confirm his point that isolation causes desperate behavior is Curley’s wife. Candy warns George about Curley 's wife, telling him that she is a "tart". George and Lennie are in the bunkhouse when they see her for the first time. "She had full, rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up. Her fingernails were red.

In John Steinbeck´s Of Mice and Men, the ideas of companionship and friendship are addressed greatly. George and Lennie are companions who have traveled alongside each other for a long time. They have to keep moving because Lennie causes trouble, and essentially strains their relationship. Although they have issues, they have a deep connection which benefits each of them. Steinbeck´s Of Mice and Men uses motifs and characterization to show that companionship is beneficial to individuals.

Near the end of the novel, Lennie is confronted by Curley’s wife, who begins complaining to him about her bad luck and loneliness. “‘I get lonely’ she said. ‘You can talk to people, but I can’t talk to nobody but Curley. Else he gets mad.