Friday, February 5, 2010

What settings in of mice and men support the theme of loneliness?

The two main characters are alone with themselves. They have to travel from farm to farm to find work, thus they have no permanent roots.


This is a quote from Wikipedia:


Loneliness is a significant factor in several characters' lives. Candy is lonely after his dog is gone. Curley's wife is lonely because her husband is not the friend she hoped for 鈥? she deals with her loneliness by flirting with the men on the ranch, which causes Curley to increase his abusiveness and jealousy. The companionship of George and Lennie is the result of loneliness. Crooks states the theme candidly as ';A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you.';[8]. The author further reinforces this theme through subtle methods by situating the story near the town of Soledad, which means ';solitude'; in Spanish.[7]
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