Loneliness Loneliness. . . a feeling we have all experienced in some way. The theme however, of Of Mice And Men from beginning to end by Steinbeck is developed this way through the choices George and Lennie make throughout the book. At the beginning in chapter one, we see our first example of loneliness where george explains that his life would be much better without Lennie, then Lennie says “If you don’ want me i can go off in the hills an’ find a cave, i can go any time”(Steinbeck 12). It is clear George doesnt want this however because george says “No-look! I was jus’ foolin’ Lennis, ‘cause i want you to stay with me”(13). The pause in between the “No-look!” shows that george realises he would be lonely without Lennie and even though life is harder for george with lennie, friendship keeps them together because they have such a …show more content…
In chapter three, Carlson has told Candy to execute his dog because he is old and in pain. Candy does not at first like this idea because of the emotional bond he has with his dog, he states “I had him from a pup”(Steinbeck 45). Since candy has had him from a puppy, the idea of killing his dog is a very hard thing to think about due to how strong of a bond he has with his dog, his best friend. Candy eventually agrees to let Carlson kill his dog, the part within the book “a shot sounded in the distance, the men looked quickly at the old man”(49).The men look at the “old man” (Candy) as the shot went off because they wanted to see if Candy was okay, now that his best friend he's had for so long.