Of Mice and Men In terms of emotional stability, there is only one thing in life that is needs and that is friends. ... In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck makes a descriptive theme of loneliness as it affects many characters on the ranch. ... Another character in the book that suffer from loneliness is Candy. ... Loneliness create a setting situation to all the characters in the story. ... Not only, the characters in the novel. ...

• Word Count: 521
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In his book, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck realistically portrays the hardships of life and how people unnecessarily suffered during those years because of that cruel and unjust treatment. Of Mice and Men goes even deeper into the issue and illustrates prejudice in more ways than just skin color. ... Lenny is another character viewed as a "nobody" in the novel. ... In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck shows how people are unjustly treated by others simply because they are different by either their race or social class. ... Because of this cruelty that most of the characters in Of Mice and Men suffer, li...

• Word Count: 994
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Loneliness in Of Mice and Men At one point in everyone's life they will experience the feeling of being alone and this feeling of loneliness can cause anger, depression and melancholy. In this novel Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck examines the theme of loneliness. ... Three isolated individuals in Of Mice and Men are Candy, the old swamper, Curley's wife, the only female on the ranch, and Crooks, the stable buck and only African American on the premises. ... From this quote the character Candy senses he isn't any good either. ... He feels that she is untrustworthy ar...

• Word Count: 653
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• Grade Level: High School

The theme of loneliness runs deep through the fabrication of the novel, Of Mice and Men tying a majority of the characters together both male and female. ... This is felt by many characters, affecting them in various manners yet constantly showing their lack of companionship. The extent of the seclusion differs from person to person, often giving the reader an insight into the characters environment attitude of others around them. ... Crooks owns a copy of the California civil code suggesting that he knows his rights even though he probably is not treated the way men are supposed to be treat...

• Word Count: 820
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• Grade Level: High School

In the book "of Mice and Men" I am going to look at 3 different characters and compare them and how they cope with this disease. ... Crooks The most lonely character in the whole book. ... John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice And Men' in 1937. ... The story Of Mice And Men' is set in 1930's America. ... This adds further realism to the characters. ...

• Word Count: 2660
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• Grade Level: High School

The main characters George and Lennie go from farm to farm, trying to work up a stake and save enough to buy their own farm. The other characters in the book are also all lonely in their own way. ... All of the characters in the novel are lonely, and the only thing that separates them is that some know it and some don't. ... That is what Of Mice and Men is about. ...

• Word Count: 471
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• Grade Level: High School

In "Of Mice and Men", the one character that really stands out as being truly lonely is Crooks, the old black stable hand. ... He is forced to sleep in the stable with the animals, and isn't included in any of the men's leisure activities. When the other men go to town and only Lennie and Crooks stay behind, Lennie goes into Crooks room to talk to him. ...

• Word Count: 500
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• Grade Level: High School

Within the limited pages of the story Of Mice And Men, one is impacted by the tremendous amount of loneliness Crooks feels and how he behaves because of his loneliness and what he does to overcome it For example, Crooks is a stable buck, on a farm, which is surrounded by white people that are racist. ... In the life of Crooks" character one sees the various stages of his behaviour, that is a direct effect of his loneliness. ... In respect to the theme of his character during (p.81) Crooks" is so desperate to have people take care of him and show respect too, that when Lennie talks about his d...

• Word Count: 482
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• Grade Level: High School

A popular saying is that "the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray," this is what began to happen to the children of the town, best viewed when observing the Finch children. ... Not just for the story and characters, but also for the messages observed. ...

• Word Count: 941
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School