of mice and men
"Of Mice and Men" is a play written by John Steinbeck that focuses on life during the mid 1930's. This play has many recurring themes, and one of these themes is that of loneliness. This loneliness is because of the intolerance of society on those who are different. The underlying, yet stunningly obvious, theme of loneliness can be found in many characters with many examples. This loneliness due to isolation and intolerance is found in the characters of Candy, because he is old and useless; Crooks, because he is black and crippled; and Curley's wife, because she is a beautiful woman and the only girl on and all guy ranch. The first character which has the theme of loneliness wrapped around him is Candy. Candy is an old man who is missing his right hand. According to his description in the play, Candy is "A stoop-shouldered old man, dressing in blue jeans and a denim coat...his right hand is gone at the wrist" (p. 4). His handicap happened on the farm "[Candy] lost [his] hand r!ight here on the ranch. That's why they didn't can [him]." (p. 14). Candy owns a dog. The other men on the ranch cannot stand the sight or smell of Candy's dog. When Candy is confronted by Carlson "Gosh that dog stinks. Get him outa here, Candy?You got to
Candy is portrayed as old and a cripple who is unnecessary. Don't your never just want to talk to somebody?" (p. The stage directions state that Crooks "tries to conceal his pleasure" (p. In the play she is always looking for some companionship "[She] is just looking for somebody to talk to. His childhood was spent in California near Monterey. Th!e men on the ranch are afraid of her because she is married to the son of the Boss. Another character that emphasizes the theme of loneliness is Curley's Wife. There is nobody that will come to his aid and tell Carlson to not kill the old mutt. 11) he has no way to defend himself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**Title: Steinbeck Word Count: 3474 Grade: 100 Grade This PaperExcellentGoodAlrightBadSucks John Ernst Steinbeck was an American author, famous for his novels concerning the poor and the oppressed Californian farmers and laborers of the 1930's and 1940's, who were victimized by industry and finance. One of the men actually t!akes Crook's gun to go after Lennie with "The nigger's got a shotgun. 8) The rest of the men on the ranch see Curley's Wife as a tart or slut who is constantly looking for a man "she got the eye" (p.
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