Loneliness in "Of Mice and Men" | Loneliness in "Of Mice and Men"

In the book Of Mice and Men, the author John Steinbeck, attempts to convey the idea of loneliness and the importance of relationships to the reader. Steinbeck develops these themes through the characters, Crooks, Candy and Curley's wife. Everybody seems to be afraid of everybody. In the terms of emotional stability, there is only one thing in life that is really needed and that is friends. Without friends, people would suffer from loneliness.

The characters, Crooks, Candy and Curley's wife are all victims of loneliness. Crooks is an isolated character. He is the only black person at the ranch and he is not very social with the other white workers because he says that they are racist. Candy is old and does not have anyone else, other than his really old sheepdog, to talk to. Well, before Carlson killed it out of mercy. He lost his hand in a...
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