Of+Mice+and+Men+essay



"It is loneliness that makes the loudest noise. This is true of men as of dogs." what does this quote mean? This means that when you get lonely you start to do anything for attention, and go crazy a little. When dogs get lonely they start to bark. When humans get lonely they try to get attention just like a barking dog.

One of the lonely characters in this book was crooks. One of the reasons he was lonely is because he has his own room outside the bunkhouse. This is because crooks is colored. Lennie asks, "Why ain't you wanted?" crooks responds, “‘cause I’m black. They say I stink. Well, I tell you, you all stink to Me." this proves that crooks is lonely, and can't play any games with the white people. At first when Lennie walks into crooks room, crooks acts like he is mad such as, "you got no right to come into my room. This here's my room. Nobody got any right to be in here but Me." crooks may be saying this, but in reality crooks just needs someone to talk to.

"Why can't I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely." this is Curley's wife saying this. She is always trying to get guys attention. She does this by flirting, fluttering her eyes, and many more ways. She is a very appealing woman but lonely because curly controls her life. This proves that she is lonely and she just wants someone to talk to for once.

Although throughout the book Lennie keeps stating the George and Lennie have each other’s backs this changes. George decided to put an end to Lennie's life and shoot Lennie in the back of the head. After this George will no longer have anyone that cares about him and soon become like everyone else at the ranch. This means that he will no longer have anything to look forward for in life. He can now only dream about stuff and has no one that truly cares about him. “George sat on the bank of the river stiffly staring and the hand that had thrown the gun away. This proves that he realizes he is now lonely.

In the end loneliness can cause people to change and is an all round bad thing. If you are lonely then you won't have anyone to watch after you. If you need to talk to someone you will no longer have anyone there to listen and help you through your problems.

