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." ... Steinbeck does not even give Curley's wife a name she is simply referred to as his wife not a person, but a possession. ... Crooks is the character filled with the greatest sense of despair within Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. ... As John Steinbeck has created wonderful deep characters that have to deal with issue...

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John Steinbeck's classic novel, "Of Mice and Men," was written in 1937 and has been critically praised ever since. Born in Salinas, California on February 27th, 1902, Steinbeck has written numerous masterpieces of fiction, including, "The Grapes of Wrath" and "East of Eden." ... However, that would have been the exact opposite of what Steinbeck was trying to convey with the climax, so the changes made were definitely a success. ...

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Of Mice and Men The Predatory Nature of Human Existence focused on "Loneliness" In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, most of the characters, such as Crooks, Candy and Curley's wife, confront the certain kinds of loneliness. Steinbeck demonstrates that often times, a victim of isolation will have an endless search to fulfill a friendship. ...

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The Great Depression in 1930s America brought millions of hardworking individuals into poverty. After losing their jobs and homes, people were left isolated and had to travel around moving from job to job earning what they could find. This is what life is like for George, Lennie, Candy, Crooks, and ...

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