Loneliness: a distressing feeling that accompanies the perception that one's social needs are not being met by the quantity or especially the quality of one's social relationships. 1 in 3 adults in this world are lonely (World Health Organization). In the novella Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck loneliness is a key importance displayed throughout the book. Almost every character experiences some type of isolation and becomes deprived of joy. To begin, Lennie being isolated made him confront himself on all of his mistakes and poor decisions. While he hid in the brush after he murdered Curley's wife, all of his accidents and his difficulties in his life started to stir in his heart and mind. Inturn, caused Lennie to have hallucinations, these …show more content…
He was born and raised to understand that he was different then some and he was segregated because of it. Crooks is different from the other hands in the ranch, he reads and is forced to live alone instead of living in the bunk house like the rest. Lennie was hanging out with the pups in the barn and found Crooks alone in his bedroom, the room is separated from where all the other ranch workers sleep. They started to hang out and make conversation, Lennie was shocked to hear that he never has visitors and that he cannot hang with the rest of the men. After some time, Crooks states “A guy needs somebody- to be near him… A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody” (72). Making this critical realization he sets up the whole theme of this book. Crooks understands that separating people based on superficial circumstances such as skin color, they will go crazy. His experiences in life exemplify the truth behind loneliness, that it can change oneself. Growing up in a neighborhood where everyone was the same but his family, and even on the ranch, Crooks is the only one who has a difference. Later on, he talks about his ambitions for life and his dreams about not being lonely. He understands that being in solitude can change someone's demeanor and the person