Loss Of Friendship In Of Mice And Men

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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a novella about two men from northern California in the 1930s, working on a ranch. George and Lennie, who is mentally challenged, are running from their home after Lennie did something horrible. They both start working on a ranch in order to work towards their dream of owning their own ranch and having rabbits. After meeting many people and working for only a few days, Lennie gets into trouble and runs away only to be killed for his crime. John Steinbeck portrays through his book that loneliness and isolation are the effects of a loss of friendship. Candy is a worker on the ranch and one day, many of the other workers complain about his dog, whom is his only friend.