“We feel alone, and in that, we are connected.”- Leo Babauta, In of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck. This incident runs through the entire novel, repeatedly illustrating the loneliness that exists in friendship. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck continues to show this theme. Some Evidence I have for this is in chapters 2-3. When Candy lost his dog, he lay in his bed staring at the ceiling regretting what had happened. On page 44 it shows candy’s loneliness “ He lay in his bunk and crossed his arms behind his head and stared at the ceiling.” This quote proves my theme in friendship is loneliness. Throughout the book, it shows more of this. An example of Loneliness in friendship staying on the death topic we have is George and Lennie “The hand shook