Isolation In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Isolation is considered the fear of loneliness and the struggle of fighting your own mind as it continues to strengthen the bottled emotions.In the novel,Of Mice and Men,George and Lennie go to a ranch.They meet a lot of people as continue working there.As the story progresses he shows isolation in three different ways to give you insight on how people were treated if they weren’t white,young,or a man.In the novel John Steinbeck gives examples of isolation and how it’s affected them. Crooks is a primary example of isolation.While Crooks was talking to Lennie he said something that upset Crooks so he responded “Well I got a right to have a light.You go on get outta my room. I ain’t wanted in the bunkhouse in my room.” (68).After reading that quote there was an understanding that Crooks is forced to stay by himself,he isn’t allowed to have any interaction with them outside of working,and the worker don’t call Crooks by his name. Crook’s is treated this way because of the simple fact that he is an “african” american man.Back then no one believe that “african” americans should be treated the same way they were treated.They felt that allowing them not to be slaves and to be allowed to live in the states little to no rights was
In chapter three of the novel page 45 after Carlson had said was willing to shoot Candy’s dog,Candy stated “I’m so used to him.I had him from a pup.” Even though Candy is surrounded by people he is incapable of keeping up with the younger workers and losing his had puts him at more of a disadvantage. His dog was his only source of comfort and communication,when Carlson shot the dog that just took away everything he held near and dear to him.The two examples previously stated actually go through isolation but this last one doesn’t necessarily go through