The Feeling Only the Lonely could Feel
Loneliness is the core of a broken soul. It feeds on exile and hate. It engulfs
dreams, pleasures and certain futures. Those who live with loneliness everyday cannot
express how deep of a feeling it is to have everything you enjoy crushed by the absence of
companionship. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck explores the relationship of
loneliness to a human being by his three characters: Crooks, Candy and Curly's wife.
These characters are an example of how loneliness can effect a person's life forever.
Crooks is one of the loneliness characters in the book and it is because of prejudice
that he suffers this exile. The fellow workers on the Ranch cause Crooks not to be a part
of their group because of the racism that existed in society in that particular time period.
Crooks is not allowed to be close friends with anyone or participate in the fun stuff other
Ranch workers are able to enjoy.
Crooked
Curly Howard
Curly Howard returns to the act, albeit briefly, i...These things combined with others cause Crooks to feel
inferior and lonely. He feels as though there is no one on the Ranch he can be friends
with. Crooks is one of the loneliest people on the ranch and the saddest because he is
unable to do things normal people could do because of his color.
Candy was a character who felt the despair of loneliness when he was forced to
have his best and only friend killed. His friend was a loyal and loving sheepdog that grew
up with Candy and had stuck with him through thick and thin. This destroyed Candy's
heart and replaced it with an empty pit of loneliness. Candy felt he had no one to live for
anymore. This is a horrible tragedy because Candy allowed the...