In the book "of mice and men" John Steinbeck writes about the idea of loneliness. For men like those at a California ranch, loneliness is about all they have to look forward to and for 3 men names Candy, Crooks, and George. They face loneliness at a higher rate than most.

George the easy-going caretaker of lennie looks at loneliness a different way. George has been taking care of lennie ever since lennie's aunt Clara died a long time ago. Moving from ranch to ranch, George finds himself unable to keep a friendship. Traveling with lennie who is nowhere near the maturity level of an adult George cannot
hold a reasonable conversation. George finds himself yelling at lennie on a daily bias. "God a' mighty if I was alone I could live so easy. I could get a job and work and have no problems." George is showing loneliness by saying if he wasn't so lonely dealing with lennie he could maybe be happy.

Another lonely person on the ranch is candy. Candy is an old man that really does not......

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Title: Of Mice And Me
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