In the novella, Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck demonstrates many themes very well. John Steinbeck, an american author who grew up in California. He loved the wilderness and loved to write. In California he worked many low paying jobs and over time learned and felt what it was like to be in a poor mans shoes. Over time he put his experiences into a book that involves many of the people me had met over his lifetime. Combining these elements he created the stunning novela, “Of Mice and Men”. The themes of loneliness and the fraternity and bonds of brotherhood are vital to the novella “Of Mice and Men” through the example of Candy and his dog, George and Lennie’s relationship, and Curly and his wife’s relationship.
Loneliness is a term that very few like to use to describe themselves. In
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In the story two men are traveling together from worksite to worksite. When the story takes place the men travel to a city known as Soledad. In spanish roots this word means “solitude” or “alone” taken from the title of virgin Mary. This demonstrates that he shows loneliness in the presence of the town. Also, when the two men get to the ranch they meet a old man named Candy. Candy has a old dog that keeps him company. This shows that the dog keeps Candy from being alone in the world. In the book Candy says he has had the dog since it was a pup thus means that since he has had that dog he has never been alone. But, after the dog is killed Candy once again becomes alone. Then later in the story Candy tries to move in with George and Lennie when