Have you ever felt Isolated while being surrounded by a bunch of people? Many people have experienced being isolated in just such a situation. In the novella, Of Mice and Men, many of the characters are lonely and express their feelings of loneliness. Lennie was a lonely individual because he had nobody to talk to about his problems. Curley’s wife was lonely because she was the only woman on the farm, and she had nobody who was willing to talk to her. Crooks was lonely because the ranch is segregated, and he is isolated in a harness room just because of his skin color. Lennie, Curley’s wife, and Crooks are all isolated due to their differences.
Lennie is perhaps the most isolated person in the entire story of Of Mice and Men. In the novella, he is the only person in the entire story who has a disability. He had nobody to communicate to or anyone who could understand. The American Disabilities Act (ADA) was not passed until 1990, and the act prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities (ADA.gov). If this act had been passed during the time of Lennie, he might have been treated differently. One example of Lennie discussing his feelings of isolation is when Lennie was treated poorly by George, and responded by saying, "I’ll go right off in the hills
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In the novella, Crooks explains to Lennie, “You got no right to come in my room. This here is my room. Nobody got any right in here but me” (Steinbeck 68). This shows self-isolation because the workers at the ranch are so profoundly racist and make derogatory remarks toward him. He is skeptical of everyone and expects them to treat him that way, even Lennie. It is obvious that he feels that way when he states, “They play cards in there but I can’t play because I’m black. They say I stink. Well I tell you, all of you stink to me” (Steinbeck 68). This shows that Crooks has a hatred caused by his own treatment, which causes him to