Regarding emotional stability, there is only one thing in life that is needed, and that is friends. Without friends, people would suffer from loneliness and solitude. Loneliness leads to low self-esteem and deprivation. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the characters, Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife all exhibit some form of loneliness. They are driven towards the curiosity of George and Lennie's friendship because they do not have that support in their life.
             Throughout his novel, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck demonstrates that often, a victim of isolation will have a never-ending search to fulfill a friendship. "Crook is a black man that experiences isolation because the society in which he resides is racist. As a result, the previous quote was his means of finding a personal connection to Lennie. Like Lennie, Crooks has a "relationship" with loneliness. He knows that when people get lonely, they tend to get sick. Crooks is rejected from every group of people and cannot socially interact with others.
             Although discrimination is still present during the period of the book, Crooks still attempts to make friends. Others treat Crooks unjust because he is different from others given that he is black. He does not know how to treat others because of the way others treat him; with disrespect. Furthermore, he does not know how to vent his frustration and as a result, lashes out at others because they are cruel to him. Crooks is not allowed to participate in daily events with white people. He is treated unfairly and, therefore, acts the same way toward the white people (the ones who offended him.)
             Nobody likes to be forced to live in a barn, let alone to work only with the horses. Crooks spent most of his nights reading, and he keeps away from others because of the way he is treated, and this eventually leads to his very own emotional downfall. He is treated as an outcast and is forced to find f...