Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

THERE’S MORE TO COMPANY THAN ACCOMPANYING

Loneliness is not something that is chosen to be. Even so, when one is without company it is typically considered being lonely. However, a person experiencing loneliness is not completely associated with physically being with someone. Moreover, one might not even know they are lonely! However, the true meaning behind being lonely does not apply in any way to whether or not you are accompanied by a physical presence. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck demonstrates relationships between people, how important or unimportant certain factors are in life. In addition, the novel includes an complex way of conveying which characters are the loneliest and why the main characters are different from the rest of them and why it is important, but it does not give it out bluntly. The novel is revolved around George Milton and Lennie Small, two friends who have stuck with each other through thick and thin. When Lennie, a man with some mental deficiency, encounters mishaps, George, his best friend, helps him through his problems. Of Mice and Men conveys the true meaning of loneliness through its use of theme and characters to show that not everyone who has someone feels complete or is not lonely.

One can be lonely even if they are accompanied physically. In the novel Of Mice and Men for example, a man of the name of Curley and his Wife although they were married, spent the whole novel in search of each other. Curley’s Wife, who was never given a name, is among the loneliest characters of the book, as even mentioned directly in the book by her on pages 86, “ ‘…I get awful lonely.’ ” The reason behind this is that even if one is surrounded by people they can still be subject to being lonely. Curley’s wife is proof that company does not exclude