Name Miss Connell English 1 (H) Due Date Loneliness in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men suggests that loneliness and isolation drive different social outsiders together. George is the first character in the novel to suggest that the loneliness itinerant ranch hands naturally face leads them to seek companionship. When he and Lennie settle in for the night before going to the Tyler Ranch, he says to Lennie, “Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They ain’t got nothing to look ahead to.
Of Mice and Men is filled with characters such as this, which are unable to find a way out of their lonely lives. The loneliness in this story builds and builds and never is allowed to escape. By never allowing its escape, Steinbeck effectively forms a solid backing for the characters and events in his novel. Lennie's loneliness chiefly stems from the fact that he is both mentally undeveloped and very big and strong. His retardation sometimes causes others at the ranch to shun him; even to the point of thinking he is "cuckoo."
This highlights the main theme of the novel: loneliness. Living alone in his room Crooks craves the company of others but, because of his coloured skin and the era he lived in, he is shown to be separated from the other ranch workers and thus suffering from loneliness more than his colleagues. Because of his skin colour, Crooks is shown to have “kept his distance and demanded that other people kept theirs.” Steinbeck describes how crooks wants others to stay away from him and reciprocates their feelings towards him but, later in the novel, he reveals that he is very lonely all by himself and would like to have someone to talk to. However, because he is so used to being shunted away by society, he pushes everyone away from him before they have the chance to do the same, portraying him as a “proud, aloof man”. Again, this fact highlights Crooks' loneliness and, even though he has convinced himself he doesn’t need anyone else, he knows the pleasure of having company and this is something that can’t be replaced by the many possessions he has acquired.
He is ignored by everyone on the ranch because he is black , this makes his character bitter and mean"Books ain't no good . A guy need somebody to be near him . "Crooks mainly keeps his distance between himself and the other men at the ranch to ensure he doesn't cause any problems . When Lennie approaches him in his bunk house his first reaction to him is fuelled by envy by his and Georges friendship .Crooks teases Lennie and makes out that George wont be coming back for him *quote*. He only does this to Lennie to show him what it like for him having nobody there and how he needs a companion , like Lennie and George ."
Inviting Lennie inside his room depicts Crooks’ desire for company. Loneliness even had several characters from Of Mice and Men confessing their deep solitude to strangers revealing their desperation. Overall various types of consequences are left behind due to loneliness being a challenge to divert
Crooks is dismissive and cynical of the other ranchers’ dreams: “Nobody gets to heaven and nobody gets no land” He believes that all the ranchers’ dreams are unattainable. Yet even Crooks seems to nurture a dream of companionship, though tragically his dream exists in his memories of childhood “Had two brothers. They was always near me. Always
In the novella, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck demonstrates the negative impact of loneliness through Crooks, Curley’s Wife, and George and Lennie. Steinbeck demonstrates the negative impact of loneliness through a character called ‘Crooks’. “S’pose you didn’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t enter the bunk house cause you was black…S’pose you had to sit out and read books…a guy needs somebody to be near him…a guy goes nuts if he has nobody…” (72). Crook’s cannot live on without being around somebody, he
CROOKS Crooks is an old character who has a crooked back and lives in a harness room. He is isolated from the other men in the ranch because he is Black. He is insulted saying he stinks and isn't allowed to get involve in any activities like playing cards .Since, the society segregates him for being Black, he also doesn't allow others to get in him room and use his stuffs. When Lennie accidently comes in his room while he was looking for rabbits, crooks warns him to put his distance as he would with others. The quote 'You ain't no skinner.They's no call for a bucker to come into the barn at all...' suggests that Crooks has right to say to Lennie because he feels superior infront of a disabled guy.
Tom usually likes to handle problems in a straightforward manner by yelling or beating people up. But, this scene portrays Tom’s new morals and how he must go into hiding. Muley directs Tom to a cave where he can sleep for the night. I see Tom not approving of this idea, he does not want to go into hiding and prefers to be out in
All humans desire to love and to be loved. If we do not achieve this we often experience solitude and loneliness. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, loneliness is illustrated through the lives of characters living on a ranch during the great depression. Characters such as Crooks, Curley’s wife and Candy all experience loneliness throughout the novel due to being discriminated against, insecurity and because of lack of companionship. Right from the beginning, an atmosphere of solitude within characters is portrayed which helps readers learn the impact loneliness has on individuals.