Effects of lonliness in of Mice and Men

The Effects of Loneliness Have you ever been alone walking or lying on your bed thinking about how lonely you are? Do you ever wonder why you are sometimes ostracized from the group? You can experience loneliness, mentally or physically. It can also drive you out of your mind. In John Steinbeck’s, Of Mice and Men, Crooks, Candy, and Curly’s wife have little to no friends and are forlorn. In the story, Curly …

…to move in with them. In the book, Of Mice and Men, the three above characters are the loneliest. They are either old, feeling abandoned, or over-protected. No one should be by himself or herself. Loneliness is the worst punishment. People are not naturally kind to people or things that they do not understand. The next time you're laying in your bed alone, think about how it would feel to be there and alone forever.