Don’t make no difference who the guy is, long’s he’s with you. I tell ya,’ he cried, ‘I tell ya a guy get’s too lonely an’ he gets sick” (69). Crooks’ illustrates that his lack of companionship manifests itself physically and emotionally. The only alleviation of these symptoms for Crooks occurs when he offers to work on Candy, George, and Lennie’s farm (Steinbeck 76). Similarly, Curley’s wife seeks out other people as a way to cope with her loneliness.
This allows the reader to chose whether they feel sympathy for the broken down, hard working, isolated stable buck or if he is just a cruel, malicious, bitter man. The isolation of the stable buck originates from the period of time the novella is set. In the 1930’s California, a man was defined by colour and race. The author chose to show how men at this time were treated and defined if they were men of colour; this was shown through the character Crooks. The treatment Crooks received on the ranch revolved around his colour.
The pastoral nature of the Forest or Arden in AYLI creates a relaxed atmosphere which nourishes understanding and hence a sense of belonging. This nature enriched setting accommodates for the understanding of the irrelevance of status, hierarchy and classes. This is demonstrated in the role reversal when Orlando proclaims to Adam; “like a doe, I go to find my fawn and give it food”. This simile is influenced by nature and reflective of the natural instincts of fauna. This demonstrates the insignificance of status as survival is dependent on dedicated relationships and a sense of belonging which is exemplified in the possessive pronoun “my”.
The use of George as a role model shows us how innocent Lennie is as role models are usually associated with a child coping an adult. Steinbeck may also be hinting to us that society is full of role models and many of them do not wish to be a role model as George lets out his anger on Lennie. This leads onto another point is that Lennie is portrayed as an animal in George’s eyes. This however is not in a negative way as the phrase “good boy! That’s fine Lennie!
The racial discrimination from the 1930s in America highly affects him, “ they play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black. They say I stink. Well, I tell you, you all stink to me”, this quote shows that Crooks gets bitter because of loneliness. When Crooks scares Lennie about George not coming back, Crooks “face lighted with pleasure in his torture”, this quote demonstrates what George meant when he told Slim: “I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain’t no good… they get mean”.
Friendship and Human Morality in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men There comes a time in our lives when the harder decisions we have to make are also the moral ones. In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men George is faced with the most dreadful decision on whether or not to end Lennie’s life and chooses the moral solution on behalf of Lennie’s own good and well being. George’s decision in killing Lennie is a true definition of human morality and friendship, because not only does he give up his own happiness for Lennie but gives him a much happier and painless death and freedom from the world Lennie truly couldn’t succeed in, giving off,” A sense not of realism but of reality” as stated in R.W.B Lewis’ article “John Steinbeck the Fitful Daemon” (512). Throughout the novel readers come to learn that Lennie and George have been together for years, George being Lennie’s primary caretaker. He goes about living a life it seems he doesn’t want and goes without little reward for the task he has taken (besides friendship and a friend in Lennie).
The Impact of Loneliness in Of Mice and Men “It is loneliness that makes the loudest noise. This is true of men as of dogs.” – David Scoffer. Loneliness is something people of any age, size, nationality, location and etc. can go through. In the novella, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck demonstrates the negative impact of loneliness through Crooks, Curley’s Wife, and George and Lennie.
In "The Wasp Factory" Frank Cauldhame and his brother Eric, behave in an erratic and dangerous manner; harming animals, and committing acts of murder. Both John Fowles and Iain Banks use the concept of the implied reader, in which the two principal protagonists of each novel "speak to" a specific reader in mind in an attempt to have the story interpreted in a particular way. This essay will explore the representation of such behaviour, as well as the idea of misogyny, misanthropy and witchcraft; which all can be described as "psychopathic." Both principal male protagonists Frank in "The Wasp Factory" and Frederick in "The Collector" present a disturbing initial impression in the opening to the novels. At the beginning of "The Collector" little is known of the male protagonist, if anything Frederick appears quite normal, if a bit bland.
Treatment of the Inferior In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, a social hierarchy controls the ranch. The boss is the most powerful and recognized while Curley is second, followed by lim, the white ranch workers, Candy, Curley’s wife, and lastly, Crooks. Society views and treats the three bottom tiers of the social ladder, the elderly and crippled, women, and African Americans, each in a distinct and disrespectful way because of their physical ability, gender, and race, which also leads to depriving them of their dreams. Candy works at the ranch as a swamper, but because he is old and crippled, the rest of the ranch workers see him as useless. Candy’s injury causing the loss of his hard makes his worth as a ranch worker lessen, and he says so himself, claiming that, “I ain’t much good with on’y one
Through Jimmie he attempted to portray a child raised without guidance who turned into his abusive, drunk father. Crane plays Jimmie and Maggie off of each other as opposites. The Mother and Father are depicted as failed drunken hypocrites and poor role models. Crane skillfully characterizes and stereotypes the personalities in Maggie to illustrate the influence of environment and the wretched conditions in slums. Maggie "blossomed in a mud puddle" and represented purity in a corrupt world.