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

The lonely are not few in Of Mice and Men but the most apparent ones that Steinbeck points to are George, Lennie, and Curley’s wife. Though they are all lonely in separate ways, they are still all lonely and Steinbeck proved that without a doubt. Unbeknownst to the one person George spends the most time with, George is lonely. With Lennie a consistency in George’s life George is never

Ryder shannon Mrs. Familiar English CTP 8 March 2023 Of Mice And Men Essay Lennie and George are the two main characters in John Steinbeck Of Mice And Men. This book takes place during the Great Depression in the 1930’s with two men named George and Lennie who chase their dream of their own farm. On the way to chase their dreams they faced some adversity and Lennie made some bad choices and put Lennie and George in jeopardy. It is an ongoing thing for Lennie to put them in situations that George has to fix every time. George took care of most of the problems but Lennie killed Curley's wife, which led to George killing him, so he didn't suffer.

While reading this book a few things were noticed like the number of characters who were experiencing loneliness. Although none of the characters really know each other they still have one thing in common and that’s their need of companionship. In my essay I’ll be explaining how each one needs a companion. The characters Lennie, Curley’s wife, and Crooks all exemplify loneliness and isolation.

”(72) he can’t believe that something like that would happen to George that will leave him alone. After George had scolded him had replies ”If you don 't want me I can go off an’ find a cave. I can go away any time”(13). He requests that it would better off for George and everyone else if he is alone, even though he wants someone to talk to and be with. None of the other people really like Lennie on the farm and especially when the climax of the story happened he was dreadfully hated.

"I tell ya, a guy gets too lonely and he gets sick" (Steinbeck, 73) said Crooks. During the Great Depression, many migrant workers experienced this first hand. In John Steinbeck's book Of Mice and Men, many characters also experience this feeling. Of Mice and Men tells the story of George and Lennie, two migrant workers who travel to Soledad to work on a new farm. In John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, the idea that loneliness brings out the worst in people is shown through the characters of Crooks, Curley's wife, and Candy.

Of Mice and Men Once there were two men who went from ranch to ranch looking for a means to an end, so they can raise money to afford their own ranch. They both have always wanted to get their own ranch, so that they can make their own rules. A lot of characters in the book Of Mice and Men experiance loneliness and that's what i'll be talking about in this essay. Since most of the characters experience aloneness.

Humans often ostracize others, leading them to be lonely. This is seen in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, where the characters are often lonely. The loneliness is often caused by things which are out of the characters control. This essay will demonstrate this by examining Crooks, Curley's wife, and Lennie. First character crooks is lonely due to the color of his skin.

Lennie had peacefully and happily died, which wouldn’t had been his experience if he had been found by Curley first. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, George consistently shows the qualities of a good friend by dealing with the annoyance of Lennie and risking his own life for his. Lennie and George’s relationship has positively changed both of them to become a sensitive and humane

Shalika Devireddy Of Mice and Men is a story of two completely different guys who travel together from ranch to ranch and have a strong bond of friendship. Throughout this story, their friendship and loyalty to each other is tested in the most drastic ways. In "Of Mice and Men" ,Steinbeck uses the bond of friendship between Lennie and George ,the two main characters, to demonstrate how their unique history binds them, how much they depend on each other, and how they trust each other. Every friendship has an unique history that binds them.

Steinbeck portrays friendship as a good thing to life in Of Mice and Men, but it won’t always end up being a cohesive unit the majority of the time. Through George and Lennie, we are able to see how he believes friendship is an important part of our everyday lives. Without friendship, we would have a void in our life, that couldn’t be filled by anything else. During the Great Depression, it was someone to turn to, if you were going through a rough time.

“Loneliness does not come from having no people around you, but being unable to communicate the things that seem important to you.” This quote by carl jung explains why geroge Milton, needs Lennie smalls in his life. At the beginning of the story George named all the things he could do without lennie but throught the story we see that George really does need Lennie. George keeps Lennie around so he wont be like other ranchers and live a lonely life. Not only does Lennie keep George saine, he also gives George hope, and keeps him human.

The presence of friendship affecting Candy when he has a hard time letting go of his long time friend and when Lennie relies on his friendship with George to get him through tough situations. The absence of friendship affects characters like Crooks; since he is black and feels like he is not wanted he always wants to be alone and have his space. The presence and absence of friendship can affect different characters in different ways; especially in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and

George is lonely because Lennie ruins any chances George has to make a good friend. Loneliness is a big problem in the world today. We all should do our part in helping those who are lonely so they will not turn out like Crooks,

Loneliness and isolation is an ongoing theme throughout the novel Of Mice and Men, experienced by several characters to different degrees. Some characters are more isolated and lonely than others, yet every character in the story goes through this theme during one point in the story. There are various reasons why each character is lonely or isolated. In general, all the ranch workers feel some sort of loneliness because they move alone from ranch to ranch and do not have real connections with others, Curley’s wife experiences this theme because she is the only woman on the ranch and nobody wants to interact with her because Curley is very protective and hostile of her. Thirdly, Candy struggles through being lonely and isolated after Carlson shot his dog and because Candy does not work with the others since he is a swamper.

Friendship for me is a type of bond that two people have, they understand one another,listen to each other, and they help each other to almost everything. Friendship is almost like a type of relationship as if you would consider them as a brother or sister. Some friendships last long and others just don't last that long but if you and a friend of yours solve your problems and are in good conditions then that is how you get a good friendship relationship. Forgiveness is the answer for me. A novella that can relate to friendship would be Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck.