Of Mice And Men
The Loneliness Of Mice And Men
Friends are a necessisary part of life. Without friends there is only loneliness and solitude. In John Steinbecks novel, Of Mice and Men there are three such characters, Crooks, Candy, and Curlys wife that shows signs of lonliness. They are all envious of George and Lennies friendship, because they dont have anything of the kind. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck often gives us vitctims of loneliness that are in search for friendship.
” A guy goes nuts if he aint got nobody. Dont matter no difference who the guy is, longs he with you. I tell ya a guy gets too lonely and he gets sick.”
Crooks is a black man that lives in a society of racism and this isolates him. The above quote is how he gets a personal connection to Lennie. Crooks like Lennie has a relationship with loneliness. He knows when people get lonely they tend to get sick. Crooks is rejected from all the people and isnt able to socialize with others.
Loneliness results from rejection. Even though discrimination is present in this novel, Crooks still tries to make friends. Crooks is treated unjustly by other because he
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