Of Mice And Men Curley's Wife Loneliness Essay

It was in Soledad, California, a lonely ranch with lonely people. It had men working hard everyday, just to make fifty dollars a month. It was miserable work with miserable conditions. These men were all alone. Loneliness in Of Mice and Men was betrayed through Curley’s wife, Crooks, Candy, and Lennie. Curley’s wife is lonesome for some company. She is the only woman on the ranch which causes Curley to be overprotective. “Why can’t I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely (Steinbeck 86).” The men know that if they talk to Curley’s wife, they will get in trouble. Being the only woman on the ranch causes Curley’s wife to be a little bit of a tease. “Nobody can’t blame a person for lookin’ (Steinbeck 31).” Being the tease that she is only causes the men to push her away more to stay out of trouble. She is lonely because of her sex. Curley’s wife is feeling empty with no one to talk to. Crooks feels isolated from the other men. He is treated differently based on his skin color. “Stable Buck- ooh, sta-able Buck! Where the hell is that God damn nigger (Steinbeck 29).” Crooks lives by himself in a not so nice place because he is African American. “Crooks, the negro stable buck, had his bunk in the harness room; a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn (Steinbeck 66).” He overall just had a bad
The reason Lennie isn’t lonely is because he has George. George promised Lennie’s Aunt Clara that he will watch over him. What could lead Lennie to being alone is the things he does. George could not want to deal with him anymore and could leave. Lennie isn’t lonely, but the thought of being without George makes him afraid. Lennie was getting offensive over Crooks just bringing up George leaving. “He wouldn’t do it. George wouldn’t do nothing like that. I been with George a long time. He'll come back tonight (Steinbeck 71).” Lennie is frightened by the thought of losing