Of Mice And Men Quote Analysis

John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men takes place during the Dustbowl in California at a time of poverty. George and Lennie are two men who have just arrived at a ranch in Soledad for their new job. Lennie does not make a good first impression on the boss’s son. One theme the story suggests is that loneliness can cause negatively affects people. In the beginning of the story there are several occasions where the reader sees how sad that Candy becomes after the death of his dog. . “Candy lay rigidly on his bed staring at the ceiling” (48) and “A shot sounded in the distance. The men looked quickly at the old man. Every head turned toward him. For a moment he continued to stare at the ceiling. Then he rolled slowly over and faced the wall and lay silent” (49). These quotes both show that Candy is hurt by the death of his dog The quote “Candy lay rigidly,” shows the reader that Candy is depressed that his dog is about to die and that he
For example Curley’s Wife says “Why can’t I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely,” (86). This sentence is clear proof that Curley’s Wife is lonely, and because the ranch hands never want to talk to her because Curley gets very jealous, she has no real friends. The reader can see this from the part of the quote that says “I get awful lonely.” Since Curley’s wife felt very lonely she decided to go into the barn to talk with Lennie which ended up with bad consequences. When Lennie kills Curley’s Wife he says “‘Don’t you go yellin,’ he said and he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck.” (91) This quote shows how Curley’s Wife was killed. It also shows how Curley’s Wife was affected by loneliness; she was tired of being lonely, so she went to Lennie to talk to him and ended up being