"Guys like us who work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world." Discuss the theme of isolation in John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men".

The theme of l peerlessliness is a dominant theme in the novel. John Steinbeck exhibits it through characterisation. Although present in wholly the characters to more or less degree, l championliness is most nonably present in dulcorate, Crooks, and Curleys married woman. They all fight against their isolation in whatever way they can.

Candy is one of the characters who experiences loneliness. This is brought about after the death of his dog. Candys dog was his only participator and stopped him from being alone in the world. After its death, Candy struggles against loneliness by sharing in George and Lennies dream. However, this all comes to zipper when Lennie kills Curleys wife. Candys disappointment is expressed in the bitter words he utters to Curleys wife dead body, whom he blames for spoiling his dream. As he says at this point in the novel: You done it, dint you? I spose your glad. Everbody knowed youd mess things up. You wasnt no good. You aint no good now, you lousy acidulated.

Besides Candy, Crooks also suffer from isolation. Being black, he is not allowed in the bunkhouse with the another(prenominal) men; he has his bunk in the reign room. Loneliness has made Crooks unfriendly and has formed sourness towards everyone. When Lennie comes into his room, his first reaction was in fact one of hostility. In this part of the novel, Crookss emotions are displayed where he give outs Lennie about having no one to relate to and communicate with. Spose you didnt grow nobody. Spose you couldnt go into the bunkhouse and play peculiar(a) cause you was black. Although he spends much of the time reading books he need somebody - to be near. A guy goes nuts if he aint got nobody. Dont make no difference who the guy is, longs hes with you. I tell ya a guy dispirits too lonely an he gets sick.

Perhaps the loneliest character, which Steinbeck creates in the novel, is Curleys wife. She is the only female on the ranch and although she is married, her husband does not give her the attention, which she desires. Therefore, she seeks it among the men on the ranch by acting flirtatious, the way she dresses and her heavy make-up. However, the workers want anything to do with her because she means trouble.



When Lennie was in the barn, Curleys wife comes along trying to convince Lennie to speak to her. Curleys wife remarked, Why cant I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely. She speaks about her disappointments in her life. Lennie was not listening or taking interest in what she was saying, he was only hearing. This did not matter for Curleys wife; having soulfulness there was enough for her.

Friendships and unconditional love could have prevented such isolation of each character. Loneliness has affected each psyche differently, but the source of changes within the personalities is the same. Steinbeck uses George and Lennie as a melodic line to the others because just as Lennie said, I got you to look after me and you have got me to look after you and thats why. However, the friendship dies with Lennies death and from this microscope stage onwards, George is a victim of loneliness just like the other ranchmen.

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