Candy's character was lonely because he needed human contact but his only companion was his dog which was killed. Crooks, Curley's wife and Candy were affected the most by this loneliness because none of them had a real companion and all of them had dreams which were shattered.
The effects of loneliness on people are displayed in the novel Of Mice and Men through the character of Curley's Wife. As stated, when people feel lonely their actions and way of life are affected. In the plot they show that if it wasn't for Curley's Wife's loneliness she may not have died the way she did.
Because she is so lonely she goes to the other men in the bunkhouse for company. When all of the men refuse to spend time with her because of the reaction Curley has on this, she goes to the one person on the ranch that she knows will talk to her, the mentally retarded man, Lennie. She is not allowed to talk to anyone but her husband, who spends all of his time in the fields, which makes her feel reclusive and much of an outcast.
In conclusion, it is safe to say that loneliness is the most conveyed theme in this novel. For example, virtually everyone in this novel exhibits loneliness at some point.
I believe that the Great Depression is the root cause for this loneliness and isolation to appear in this novel everywhere. The other two characters in the novel that are apart of the overall theme of loneliness are crooks the crippled stable buck and Curley's wife the flirtatious city girl. Crook's fits in to the loneliness theme because he is black. During this time in history, there was very little racial empathy. So being black means that he is isolated from everyone else at the ranch.
Speaking of isolation, curley's wife feels very isolated because her husband, Curley, doesn't trust her at all, however, because Curley is so strict and concerned about her flirting with other guys it almost fuels her desire to cause trouble. A guy needs somebody to be near him.
This shows he is inferior to white people and not respected. Being the only black man on the ranch, Crooks is discriminated because on his skin color. His wife would flirt with the other guys like Slim and Lennie because she was extremely lonely. Being lonely is not a good thing and I think that is a lesson Mr. Like his dog, he has lived beyond his usefulness and he is frail and powerless. He is understanding and kind, which is why George tells him of the incident in Weed.
He does not seem to have a friend, but it does not mean that he has resigned. There is however, some hope for him after Lennie is shot, as he is the one who comforts George and tells him he done the right thing.
I swear you hadda. First impressions are sometimes wrong, and for a person reading this play without thinking about it, they would not imagine that Lennie or George were lonely, but in fact, they both are. His desire for friendship or affection makes him have an obsession for soft objects.
Wanting these soft items is his effort to achieve companionship that he does not acquire from anyone else. Lennie takes certain precautions and listens to whatever George or other people tell him so he will not lose the opportunity to have such items as his puppy.
Loneliness has made Lennie very cautious towards others because he has to worry about getting in trouble. His ideas about the farm, rabbits, mice, and puppies all derive from his need for a friendlier and more interactive lifestyle. His mental condition along his uncontrollable strength makes him unable to achieve this sociability and he is still not aware of this. I tried. Lennie was basically in denial of his own loneliness and this has made Lennie want a better life.
This involves these soft items and the dream for owning a farm. He believes that if they manage to buy the farm, he will not have to deal with all the problems that he has now. Lennie became unrealistic in many ways because of his condition and loneliness. George is lonely in the play because he has to take care of Lennie. He could abandon him, but he carries the responsibility since he knew his Aunt Clara.
The life style of a single migrant worker gives way to a lonely life. For example, Candy is a typical aged out ranch hand. He sits by himself often, is left behind when the others go to town, and is isolated from the income and social environment.
If George continues to work as a ranch handle will eventually become like Candy. The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool.
The pool shows signs of innocence, as it is only a branch of the Salinas River. The river is a sign of the secrets and the future in nature and the novel.
The deep green makes it unable to see the riverbed; this shows signs of a faint and perhaps a dangerous view of the future. Despite the movement and the motion of the river, there are still signs of loneliness; there is only the cyclical of nature.
The rabbits sensed the presence of danger and hurried away, it is a movement from harmony to discord. There is a contrast between man and nature. The rabbits sat quietly without making a lot of movement and noise, whilst George and Lennie emerge and break the peace. The peace of nature is also disturbed at the end when Lennie is shot. There are however, senses of loneliness as neither George nor Lennie speak, and there are no sounds of nature from when they emerge; the pool is still and the wind has stopped rustling through the leaves.
The language Steinbeck uses to describe the landscape and a character is contrasted with the way the characters speak. The characters use American slang and also speak of being lonely and wanting companionship.
Steinbeck pays attention to the description of the characters; he mainly concentrates on the hands. Steinbeck presents the theme of loneliness through the characters.
The language he uses to describe the landscape and characters show signs of loneliness. Even if all people are miserable when they are lonely, the consequences of friendship can be even worse. When one of the members of a friendship is removed, it causes misery and pain; when Candy lost his dog, he kept thinking about him, and felt terrible because he kept thinking that he should have shot his dog himself, and looks for friendship elsewhere.
When George had to shoot Lennie, he felt terrible, because he had just shot his best friend, his lifetime companion, his only friend in the world. Because of this, he has to live the rest of his life, in guilt, alone and knowing that he killed his only friend.
Human beings were made to live in society, thus all people are driven towards others, and is it a natural instinct to seek friendship and companionship. When they find it, they are the happiest people. Actually, if you connect the dots, the killing of Candy's dog does show how Carlson is lonely. George said somewhere that lonely ranchers eventually get mean and unsensitive to others' emotions and by bothering the Candy to get rid of the dog and not understanding how George felt after killing Lennie shows how unsensitive he is.
It might sort of be a far strech, but still seems pretty reasonable. Remember me. Forgot your password? New User? First Name. Last Name. Email Address.
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