"Of Mice and Men," by John Steinbeck

Essay Question: Describe how loneliness affected three of the characters from 'Of Mice and Men,' and also discuss what leads up to their loneliness, and in the end, tragedy.
Description: In the novel "Of Mice and Men," by John Steinbeck, loneliness is one of the key factors of the tragic final events. This essay describes the loneliness of three different characters, and what events led up to them having that loneliness. I chose to write on the loneliness of Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife, because in my mind they are the loneliest characters.
Essay:
Of Mice and Men
Loneliness
"Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world."(Pg. 13) People on ranches generally are lonely because they have nobody in their lives. …