Curley's Wife Loneliness

In the story Of Mice and Men, the characters may have felt lonely or isolated during their journey. The terms isolated and lonely mean to be alone, outcasted, or different. The characters felt that their differences separated them from each other which made them feel lonely. It took place in a country where men would travel alone to find work to support themselves. Two characters who felt lonely and isolated the most are Lennie and Curley’s Wife. I think that they felt the most isolated which led them to be lonely because they were pushed away. Lennie, because he was a grown man who loved to touch soft things and acted childlike. Curley’s wife, because she was always told that she wasn’t supposed to be talking to any other man other than Curley

Lennie felt isolated because he wasn’t like the other guys. He liked touching soft things such as the mouse that was in his pocket while on the road, the girls from the other town’s red dress, the little pup from the barn, the velvet that he got from his aunt Clara and Curley’s wives hair that was silky and soft. He likes to touch soft things because it gives him comfort. He loved talking about the little place that he and George dreamed of owning together and how he would get to tend the rabbits. In the text, Lennie said, “We gonna have a little place-an’ rabbits,” he explained. (88). Another reason why Lennie was isolated more than the other characters was that he would always get into some kind of trouble which is the reason why he and George had to travel so much. Lennie said, “George says I gotta stay here and not get in no trouble. I seen your light.” (68) Lennie wandered into Crooks’ cabin because he was looking for a companion that he can stay with so that he doesn’t get into any

For Lennie, George would consistently tell him what he could and couldn’t do so that he wouldn’t get in any trouble. And Curley’s wife, always had Curley telling her that she couldn’t talk to the other guys and that she has to stay in the house. Women in that time zone didn’t have any use to work on the ranch or have their own rights really, the woman would stay in their homes and clean and cook for their husbands. As for Lennie as he acts childlike he wasn’t able to act like every other man on the ranch. Simply because of his behavior in the novel, like when he would pet the dead mouse because it would bring him comfort, or play with the pup because it brings him happiness. Later on in the story, Lennie was so scared that he was going to get into trouble with George if the guys continue to hear Curley’s wife yell he wouldn’t be able to tend the rabbits and that is when he snapped her