Curley's Wife Isolation

Alone With Nobody by my Side “In the lonely hour, I need you....I need you.” are lyrics by a famous singer named Sam Smith. The lyrics represent loneliness and the feeling of isolation. This connects to the story, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck when several characters feel they are being left alone and have no one to turn to on the ranch. The three characters who live isolated lives are Crooks, Candy and Curley’s wife. Crooks is one of the characters who lived on the ranch who is lonely and isolated. He’s not allowed to go out for entertainment and exciting activities. Also, he’s not allowed to sleep in the bunkhouse because he is Black. He is segregated from the other people and feels isolated because of his color of skin. Therefore, he does not interact with others on the ranch regularly. Crooks say to Lennie and Candy, “...I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick” (73). Crooks is lonely and will always be lonely until the day he leaves the ranch by death or his decision. Candy is the second loneliest man
She runs away from home because she didn’t like the way she was treated. Curley’s wife was told by Curley that she had to stay in the house and that she wasn’t allowed to talk to anyone on the ranch. Curley’s wife told Lennie “I get lonely” she said “You can talk to people, but I can’t talk to nobody but Curley. (87) Crooks, Candy and Curley’s wife they are lonely and isolated characters in the story. Crooks race turns him down for a lot of opportunities and fairness and separated him for the rest. When Candy lost his hand it stop him from working with the others guys; because, he was not able to lift and load the bags like the other guys. Finally, Curley’s wife was isolated because her husband told her she can't talk to anyone else on the ranch. In conclusion, a person who lives an isolated and a lonely life has no one to turn to and will be by their self until