True to George’s original estimation, he will go through his life alone. Another character who suffers from loneliness is Curley’s wife. It is her sexuality that causes her loneliness. All the men on the ranch try to avoid her because they believe that women are always the cause of trouble. She longs to have someone to talk to, yet she gets restricted by her brutish husband.
Ferrets can also be very lazy and just lie around all day. Some ferrets are playful. Another positive side of owning a ferret is that they are great with other pets as well. Furthermore, ferrets
For example, Lennie tells Curley’s wife the George has told hin to “stay here and not get in no trouble”(68). The manner in which George talks to Lennie is akin to the way in which a parent might talk to a child. George also calls Lennie a “crazy bastard”(6) when telling him what to do during their job interview with the boss of the ranch. The individuals on the ranch also exclude Lennie from activities by not letting him go to town with them and making him
Candy did however have compensation for losing his arm, which he had kept saved encase he needed it. He worried about his future on the farm, so he tried to secure a sure future caring for Lenny and George when they bought their house. Steinbeck showed in the novel how the elderly were put on the scrap heap. They were seen as less important, useless and a waste of time. This affected Curley in a negative way, making him always fearful for his future.
Monroe did everything for Ada, he made sure there was help to look after the farm, as Monroe was not a practical man, but because Monroe did not teach Ada how to survive on her own, when he died she was left defenceless. Frazier presents Ruby to be a father figure to Ada, doing the things that Monroe should have taught her to do. In the chapter entitled “the ground beneath her hands” Ada is attacked by a rooster, it could be said that the rooster is a symbol of Ada’s pain and suffering as Frazier presents it at a time in which Ada is at her weakest, feeling defenceless and hidden in the boxwood. When Frazier introduces the character Ruby she kills the rooster, ultimately putting an end to Ada’s suffering by teaching her how to be self-sufficient. Ada and Ruby’s relationship is a friendship “She does not take orders, and she does not empty night jars other than her own”, this echoes Ruby’s first words to Ada, and shows how much Ada has changed, she doesn’t expect that everyone will do things for her, so she has to do them herself.
Candy's down payment causes George to believe that, perhaps, the dream can be realized. But none of them count on the tragic meeting between Curley's wife and Lennie in the barn. Even then Candy still thinks he can have his safe haven, a place where no one will throw him out when he is too old. The dream is so strong in him that he pleads with George, to no avail, to have their farm despite Lennie's death. Crooks is so named because of a crooked back caused by a kick from a horse.
Pre- IB / DP English 10 “Of Mice and Men” Bone Structure Lennie Small Lennie Small is one main character in “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinback. He is an enormous man with soft features like “...pale eyes... [and] wide, sloping shoulders” that makes him slump when he walks (Steinback 2). Lennie is extremely strong but does not usually realize it. He mainly wears “...denim trousers and... [a] denim coat with brass buttons” (Steinback 2). While traveling to the ranch, he wore a “...black, shapeless hat and... carried [a] tight blanket roll slung over [his] shoulders...” (Steinback 2).
Curley's wife seeks the attention of the farm hands as a substitute for the lack of attention from the abusive Curley. Crooks keeps to himself because he believes that the white people want nothing to do with a Negro. Candy's only friend is his dog, and when his dog dies, he despairs. This essay will focus on specifically two characters whom are the most victim of loneliness a theme that Steinbeck tries to portray throughout the book. One of the ways Steinbeck establishes the theme of loneliness is through setting itself.
It is very unlikely that Carlson comforted the dog before its death as George did for Lennie. George felt there was no other choice, whether or not Lennie knows it ,his fate is sealed with the killing of Curley’s wife. George knows this and makes the hard choice to kill Lennie himself rather than leave it
They says he wasn't no good to himself nor nobody else. When they can me here I wisht somebody'd shoot me..."(60) Candy's relationship with his dog was much like George's relationship with Lennie. Candy cared for his dog and other people did not appreciate it. Another character in Steinbeck’s book that shows this particular theme is Curley’s wife. She is the only female on the ranch, so this immediately draws a line in between her and the men of the ranch.