... I want, hotel or any place, and order any damn thing I could think of An" whatta I got, I got you" (Steinbeck 23, 24). This outburst from George reveals his longing to mingle in the world freely without Lennie. An interesting parallel that can be drawn from the relationship between George and Lennie, and Candy and his old dog. Both George and Candy are lonely, even though they have ... companionship; Candy can't talk to his dog, and George can't have a really solemn conversation with Lennie either. Even though they have camaraderie, they need something deeper and more meaningful. It is ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... how it is with other guys", George and Lennie state that "with us it ain't like that. Because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you" (pp 15-16). Right from the start the reader's attention is drawn to their strong relationship. Possibly the main theme of Of Mice and Men is broken dreams. George and Lennie's dream comes up quite often ... during the length on the text, and the story is retold and retold. The characterisation of key characters such as George and Lennie by Steinbeck ... is an important technique in revealing and presenting the theme of broken dreams....

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... to associate white people. In the novel Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the plight of loneliness affects the thoughts and actions of Crooks by leading him to treat people cruelly, yet also causing him to seek friendship. Crooks' loneliness prevents him from treating others in a generous way, as seen when Lennie meets Crooks for the first time. When Lennie goes into Crooks' room, Crooks reacts negatively ... from loneliness he too has. Crooks says, "S'upose George don't come back" which demonstrates rather than being friendly towards Lennie, he simply wishes to force Lennie to unders...

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... recurring themes in 'Of Mice and Men'. This essay will be focused on how these themes relate to the characters George, Crooks and Candy. The book is very heavily focussed on these issues and John Steinbeck has this by naming the town itself Soledad, which in Spanish means loneliness. All of the characters in the novel have an ongoing battle with loneliness and they each have their own ... a mistake. Although George thinks Lennie is holding him back in life, he clearly values Lennie's companionship as supported by this interaction: "I can go off into the hills and find a cave" "No I...

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... deep through the fabrication of the novel, Of Mice and Men tying a majority of the characters together both male and female. When the concept of loneliness springs to mind, not only do we instantly think of solitude and isolation but a deeper feeling of perhaps loss and a wanting for something to fill the void. Loneliness is often a deprivation of contact with another either physically or mentally and this feeling is experienced and triggered unconsciously by sights ... to have a friend to regard him with respect. Crooks is not given much respect by others and he is seen as a very proud...

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• Grade Level: High School