Isolation In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Imagine a child in a large shopping area, like the Mall of America with their parents. Their most important task is to not get lost because of the fear of isolation. I was that child. When I was younger my family went to the Mall of America and we got put into a situation of being broken off from each other. Everyone in my group was afraid, my parents were freaking out because no one could get ahold of anyone. We all were flustered because we did not want to be alone and did not want to be lost in such a large place. This led to us crying and freaking out due to the stress and isolation that had been pushed upon us. Many variations of American Literature can directly tie to this idea of isolation. All the pieces of literature we have studied this year have a common theme,that the fear of isolation leads to emotional pain in the life of the characters.
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In the first scene, Candy is with all of the guys and the guys began planning to kill Candy’s dog. Steinbeck’s description of the relationship between Candy and his dog emphasizes how much Candy loves and cares for his dog. Candy’s reaction to the guys shows the initial fear he has, “Candy looked about unhappily. “No,” he said softly. “No I couldn't do that. I had ‘im too long” (45). His fear of not having his dog sets in during this moment. As the scene goes on more reactions like this come from Candy as he talks with Slim about his dog, “Candy looked helplessly at him.” (45) Candy is afraid of being alone and not having the companion he has had for many years. Slowly and reluctantly, Candy allows the guys to kill his dog. The pain that Candy displays after the gun goes off illustrates his true emotion. “For a moment he continued to stare at the ceiling. Then he rolled slowly over and faced the wall and lay silent” (49). This moment shows Candy’s pain and weakness because he is