[Ms. Draper]
[English III, 6th hour]
[1st September, 2017]
Loneliness in "Of Mice and Men"
Have you ever moved before? The emotional ties with the people you associate with are often cut off, and you have to start over again. This is how people in the story, "Of Mice and Men" live their lives. Author John Steinbeck introduces the main characters as Lennie- a man of giant size, with a childlike mind, and his caretaker, George. Lennie's social skills often get him into serious trouble with the law, and because George takes care of him, he has to help him flee. They live the lives of ranch hands, buck barley at one place, and move. This causes them to lose contact with those they knew before, which leads to loneliness, and