Isolation
Katherine Waide
Mr. Feliciani
Honors English 1 Period 4
27 September 2016
Isolation
The fiction novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck follows the captivating story of two migrant workers. The book takes place in the heat of the Great Depression when finding a job was extremely difficult. During this era, many people became migrants, traveling from farm to farm picking fruit and other crops, barely earning enough money to escape starvation. The lack of food, clothing, shelter, and jobs were absolutely awful, but they were not the only hardships people faced. This time period was filled with loneliness and that caused a lot of damage. Throughout the novel Steinbeck continuously displays that loneliness is the root of all human …show more content…
After realizing that Lennie was the one to kill Curley’s wife, the novel states, “Now candy spoke his greatest fear. ‘You an’ me can still get that little place, can’t we, George? Can’t we” (Steinbeck 94)? This displays Candy’s biggest fear, being alone. Before he can even think about what to do with the dead woman lying before him, he wonders if he will have to live in the harsh realities of isolation. In this moment, Candy can’t think about what will happen to Lennie or to Curley, but only of what will happen to his dream farm and possibility for a fresh start, a fresh start where he wouldn’t live alone. Much of the population today suffers from the same fear. Many people will cling to other humans, animals, and even plants to soothe their fear of seclusion. Overall, Steinbeck shows through Candy how simply imagining life alone is enough to make anyone …show more content…
Steinbeck shows through his many unique characters and scenarios that isolation is is extremely harmful. Although society has moved past the Great Depression era, loneliness, the fear of seclusion, and the harm isolation causes is all around. In society, those who are different are frowned upon and forced into a life of loneliness and pain. Characters in the novel such as Crooks and Candy are just minor examples of what happens in everyday in the real world. With all this being said it is shown that this novel revolves around the central idea that is so relevant i society today, loneliness is the root of all human
Mr. Feliciani
Honors English 1 Period 4
27 September 2016
Isolation
The fiction novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck follows the captivating story of two migrant workers. The book takes place in the heat of the Great Depression when finding a job was extremely difficult. During this era, many people became migrants, traveling from farm to farm picking fruit and other crops, barely earning enough money to escape starvation. The lack of food, clothing, shelter, and jobs were absolutely awful, but they were not the only hardships people faced. This time period was filled with loneliness and that caused a lot of damage. Throughout the novel Steinbeck continuously displays that loneliness is the root of all human …show more content…
After realizing that Lennie was the one to kill Curley’s wife, the novel states, “Now candy spoke his greatest fear. ‘You an’ me can still get that little place, can’t we, George? Can’t we” (Steinbeck 94)? This displays Candy’s biggest fear, being alone. Before he can even think about what to do with the dead woman lying before him, he wonders if he will have to live in the harsh realities of isolation. In this moment, Candy can’t think about what will happen to Lennie or to Curley, but only of what will happen to his dream farm and possibility for a fresh start, a fresh start where he wouldn’t live alone. Much of the population today suffers from the same fear. Many people will cling to other humans, animals, and even plants to soothe their fear of seclusion. Overall, Steinbeck shows through Candy how simply imagining life alone is enough to make anyone …show more content…
Steinbeck shows through his many unique characters and scenarios that isolation is is extremely harmful. Although society has moved past the Great Depression era, loneliness, the fear of seclusion, and the harm isolation causes is all around. In society, those who are different are frowned upon and forced into a life of loneliness and pain. Characters in the novel such as Crooks and Candy are just minor examples of what happens in everyday in the real world. With all this being said it is shown that this novel revolves around the central idea that is so relevant i society today, loneliness is the root of all human