Throughout the novella, "Of Mice and Men," John Steinbeck makes a point to emphasize the concept of loneliness and its damaging effects through the lives of his characters. ... In the story, Crooks' scarring loneliness is forced on him as he is greatly segregated by the other men on the ranch. ... After spending half or more of his life in his lonely, isolated mind, Crooks finally comes to the conclusion that-since the other men treat him so much lower than themselves-he will treat them just as hostile and show them that he does not need their kindness to live. ... Crooks' first def...

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In Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, isolation, despair and destruction pervade in relation to the characters Curley's wife and Crooks. ... All the characters in Steinbeck's Of 2/ "Isolation, despair and destruction pervade Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men." Mice and Men are lonely and the person who represents this most is Culrey's wife, one of the most pivotal characters in the novel. ... Crooks is the character filled with the greatest sense of despair within Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. ... Isolation, despair and destruction are present throughout Steinbeck's ...

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In "Of mice and men," many of the characters are itinerant workers; they travel alone and have a very lonely existence. ... The men obviously do not sense her loneliness. ... The men do not care about her. We see her frustration when she realises her cruelty on crooks. ... She is so desperate for companionship and communication she resorts to talking to the lowly regarded people such as Crooks and Lennie. ...

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Every person desires to fulfill their dream, however not many achieve it, or at least it's what we can see in the novel Of Mice and Men. ... She's called a tart for giving 'the look' on other men of the ranch: "I think Curley's married a tart.... She threatens Crooks when she's in the barn in presence of Candy and Lennie: "Listen, Nigger You know what I could do? ... " (38), we can also see how some characters such as Curley's wife takes her loneliness up on others such as Crooks by threatening him, while Crooks, who is also extremely lonely,...

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