Loneliness is debatably one of the most horrible feelings existent within society. It strikes every living soul at one point or another, as it takes an immensely deep emotional toll. A profound part of what contributes to the feeling of loneliness is isolation. During the great depression in the 1930’s many people suffered from imaginable loss including loneliness and separation from others. Of mice and men is a novel written by John Steinbeck, the novel follows a group of individuals during this time period of depression, and their daily adversities and interactions with others. Of Mice and Men is a novel, about closeness to others, but generally the story articulates that those outside of social norms suffer from isolation and loneliness. …show more content…
Throughout the novel we see his connections to his dog, and how although it may have not had the most desirable traits still held incredible personal meaning to him. Without the dog he becomes very lonely. An example of this can be found when he says, “Well hell! I had him so long. Had him since he was a pup. I herded sheep with him. You wouldn’t think if you took a look at him now, but was the best damn sheep dog I ever seen” (62). Through these words we can see Candy really loves his dog. A part in the novel occurs where he is told by the others that due to its old age and other disabilities that he should put his dog down, and to stop its suffering. At first Candy is hesitant and holds out for a while. But under immense pressure his put the dog down. After this Candy falls into a deep depression and isolates himself. This is not the first example of Candy being very lonely and isolated. Candy is an old man who has only one hand from a working incident. So as an result Candy spent most of his life alone on the ranch. Through the quote where he says, “A guy on a ranch don’t never listen nor he don’t ask questions” (60). We can see that Candy is a very isolated man who never questions anybody or listens to them. The only continuous positive reaction he had was with his dog. So once that is taken away from the equation all that is left is a poor old man who suffers deeply from depression through isolation and the loss of his beloved
The dog of Candy’s is an outcast due to its age. “That dog of Candy’s is so God damn old he can’t hardly walk.” (Steinbeck 36). Candy’s dog is treated negatively because he is old and for this reason he is an outcast. Other conditions arise due to the age of the dog, which the men do not accept.
In conclusion we can see that loneliness affects most of the characters in the story of mice and men, If not all. Loneliness in the story is shown to be absolutely inevitable. The characters in the story were unable to prevent almost any of the things that have happen to happen. They are not the kind of people that work in one place for a long time so they do not make those long lasting bonds that they should be making. Even thought I did not mention the main characters most of the characters had some sort of loneliness affecting
He feels distress, and pain because he let someone who hated his dog, kill him, and because of that he is suffering from fact that he did not give his dog a proper goodbye. In addition, this and many other examples is how Steinbeck shows suffering in the novel using Candy. Candy an old, disabled man resembles the ideas of hope, weakness, and suffering in the novel Of Mice and Men. Candy believed that he could have a new beginning to his life after he did not fight for his dog to live, and later on regrets, his decision letting someone else killing instead of himself, because of the actions and the decisions that Candy has made represents that he will stand
Societal Desolation “‘ Too much self centered attitude you see, brings you see, isolation. As a result, loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of all suffering.-- Dalai Lama. Throughout the short, yet intricate novella Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, we see this thematic element of loneliness emerge quite often. Loneliness is sorrow and the alienation from those whom you wish to be linked to.
We all may have had the feeling of loneliness and isolation, wanting companionship feeling abandonment. In John Steinbeck’s novella, Of Mice and Men, there are men living on a ranch having their own reasons for loneliness or being isolated. The three characters Crooks, George, and Lennie crusade dealing with own ways of loneliness and isolation. Crooks has no one that likes him because he’s black, Lennie struggles mentally and George struggles with always having to care for him. They all can’t decide whether it is that they want to be alone or not.
Candy is a old man, who has a old dog. Candys work mates convinced him that the dog should be shot. When the dog is shot Candy is lonely, and therefore wants to be a part of Lennie and Georges plans of owning there own
The theme of loneliness is developed in chapter four in Of Mice and Men by explaining the situations that the characters are in with great detail. Unquestionably, loneliness is shown in the chapter when the author shows how Crooks lives his life. When Lennie first enters Crooks’ room, it seems like Crooks doesn’t want Lennie to be there. Crooks says, “You got no right to come in my room. This here’s my room.
Although they are not always noticed, discrimination and invisible barriers have always surrounded everyday life. In the prized novella, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck he illustrates the early eighteenth-century ranch life. During the Great Depression, it is shown that some people may be driven to find friendship in order to escape their loneliness. Two long-lived companions, George Milton and Lennie Smalls travel together facing various difficulties. The two characters create a binding friendship that is to be cherished and admired upon any individual who seeks a genuine relationship.
Body Paragraph I Candy is the loneliest person because he loses his only friend which was his dog.” Look , Candy. This ol’ dog jus’ suffers hisself all the time. If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head-” he leaned over and pointed, “- right there, why he’d never know what hit him”. Candy’s dog was the only thing he had left to keep him occupied he had no other friends or family.
Loneliness affects many people in a deep psychological way that follows them through their lives. This is no different with many characters in George Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, which takes place in 1937, following two migrant workers, named George and Lennie, as they interact with people working on a ranch in Soledad, California. Loneliness is one of the most important themes in Of Mice and Men, as seen in the characters of Curley's’ wife, Candy, and Crooks. Curley, the son of the ranch owner, has a wife that tends to anger the ranch workers by always popping into the bunkhouse and flirting with them. It isn’t until chapter five that Curley’s wife’s loneliness is actually expressed through her words to Lennie.
Of mice and men, by John Steinbeck, is a very depressing and imaginative book. He has two different themes that help tie the whole story together, like a recurring situation. The first theme is loneliness; all the characters in one way or another show a sense of loneliness. One character who portrays this the most is Lennie. Lennie has abandonment problems, which when he is alone causes him to be upset and he doesn't know what to do.
As stated by Mother Teresa,”Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” Within Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck develops the theme of loneliness. John Steinbeck develops the theme of loneliness by showing it to us through three characters. The theme shows that human nature affects many people in different ways. Steinbeck shows us how loneliness can affect a person and how it has developed within the characters and shaped them.
The influent theme of loneliness is a central focus, in the novel called ‘Of Mice and Men’, written by John Steinbeck. Written in the time of the Great Depression saw many individuals struggling to find jobs and seek stealing as the only solution to feed their hungry families. The three passages highlighting the theme of loneliness that effects majority of the characters in this short detail book and demonstrates societal views through the descriptions given by Steinbeck’s words. In the first passage, Steinbeck’s main characters, George Milton and Lennie Small refer their lifestyles that has become a way in the Great Depression.
Candy losing his dog affected him poorly to the point where he even wished they had shot him. Candy feels almost worthless after losing his dog because his dog is his only natural companion. Besides That dog, Candy has no companion leaving him lonely and grieving for his lost companion. The joy Candy once felt was
Loneliness is a deserted island. A time of extreme loneliness was the 1930’s. In the 1930’s the stock market suffered a terrible crash, leading to the Great Depression. This depression caused the loss of many American jobs and plunged the nation into a era of great hardship. Desperate for work, many people took on the roles of migrant workers, traveling from farm to farm every few months.