Where Loneliness and
Of Mice and Men is a story of two itinerant ranch hands who, despite their apparent differences, are dependent on each other. George in Of Mice and Men teaches a grim lesson about the nature of human existence through his profound sense of loneliness and isolation.
In John Steinbeck's novela Of Mice and Men, George experiences a great deal of loneliness due to his inability to keep meaningful relationships with people. Readers know that George isn't completely alone, he does have Lennie. Whether he wants to or not. However, when you're always on the move, you don't have time to make a personal life for yourself. For example, George explains,”Guys like us, that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world, they got no family. They don't belong to no place.”(Ch 1). This example is significant because, George’s life is consisted of work and no play. The little companionship
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Maybe if Carlson would have spoke up on how he truly felt about his dog, he wouldn't have been killed. Undoubtedly, he chopped up the relationship they had to simply having him since he was a pup. Gorge was no different on how he treated Lennie. For example, George explained,”When his aunt Clara died, Lennie just came with me. Got kinda used to each other after a little while”(Ch 3). Sadly, it's still common for men today who have feelings and trouble admitting it. Through all of the trouble Lennie may have caused George, he was still his friend. Recognizing that Lennie did everything in his power within reason to keep George from being killed by Curly represents that. In the end, it was better for George because, he wasn't fearful when it came to the end. One couldn't just look at the situation as black and white because, it isn’t that simple. Doing the right thing isn’t always easy, and the easy thing isn’t always