Loneliness In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men he uses Lennie and George’s relationship and dream of owning land, to portray a theme of loneliness. Lennie and George are different from the others in the ranch because they have each other and are pursuing their dream which is to own their own land. Candy an old and lonely man who just lost his dog which Steinbeck uses as a reflection of Candy’s loneliness and old age is intrigued by the two he joins in on their dream of a better life “S'pose [I] went in with you guys. This’s three hundred an’ fifty bucks [I’d] put in” (59). Crooks a stable man subject to loneliness due to the fact that he’s black wants to join in on the idea of owning land but backs out last second “Well, jus’ forget it,” [...] “I didn’t mean it, Jus’ foolin. I …show more content…

His eyes are black, shiny and intense as the the filmmakers use crickets in the background to give the scene a somber feel. The camera angle then pans quickly and focuses on Lennie and then George’s face they’re realizing their dream might actually come to reality. Hopeful music starts to play in the background as the three become excited. In the scene between Crooks and Lennie they show Crooks fear by several cuts from Crooks to Lennie’s face and eventually when Lennie becomes confrontational we see several more cuts of him backing Crooks to the wall, this is done to build fear that Lennie may do something. And in the final scene between George and Lennie they use the sound of nature chirping away in the background with innocence of Lennie’s voice to create a dull atmosphere, after George fires the shot at Lennie we see a cut of his body falling over and then another cut to George’s face he looks ashamed while he sighs in despair and a little bit of relief. Sad music starts to run on in the background as George looks in the

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