In Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men he shows throughout the book that loneliness can drive people sick if they're different from others, and the negative power loneliness had on people; Steinbeck shows this through the characters Crooks, Candy, and Curley's Wife. ​... Early on in the novella Of Mice and Men Candy loses something that is very special to him, his dog. ... In the novella Of Mice and Men Curley's Wife was the only woman on the farm and was quite lonely. ... Curley's Wife goes around trying to flirt with every man there and get the attention from them ...

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• Grade Level: High School

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. ... Crooks, Negro stable buck who lives alone in the barn, is a black man that experiences isolation because the society in which he lives is racist. ... He looks down on himself as an old useless man wasting away his times. ... Every character in the book is different and no protagonists act alike. Nobody in the book shared the same interests or d...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the characters, Crooks, Candy, and Curly's wife all exhibit some form of loneliness. ... I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an he gets sick" (Steinbeck, 13) Crooks is a black man that experiences isolation because the society in which he resides is racist. ... He looks down on himself as an old worthless man wasting away his last few years. ... Every character in the book is different and no protagonists act alike. Nobody in the book shared the same interests and/or dreams as Candy did. ...

• Word Count: 1784
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the characters, Crooks, Candy, and Curly's wife all exhibit some form of loneliness. ... Crooks is a black man that experiences isolation because the society in which he resides is racist. ... He looks down on himself as an old worthless man wasting away his last few years. ... Every character in the book is different and no protagonists act alike. Nobody in the book shared the same interests and/or dreams as Candy did. ...

• Word Count: 1786
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School