only a lonely time for the main characters in John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men; George and Lennie, but also for many other citizens struggling to find work during this time of utter chaos and sorrow. Not only was loneliness shown through these three characters, but nearly through every character. Undoubtedly loneliness plays and important theme in the novel Of Mice and Men. One of the very first characters to show the theme of Soledad was George. Although George is traveling with Lennie through
Of Mice and Men, one of Steinbeck's classic novellas, is constructed on the strange friendship between George Milton and Lennie Smalls and their journey to achieving the American Dream. On their quest, they arrive at a farm where they meet a nameless farm wife who is simply referred to as Curley's wife. Throughout the novella she is objectified and isolated which helps develop the theme of loneliness. Because she is a woman, she is deprived of many opportunities to have dreams and goals in her life