Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

In his Novel Of Mice and Men Steinbeck describes vividly the hardship and especially the loneliness of people during the depression. In order to overcome these feelings, Candy, one of the main characters in the novel, takes care of on old, blind, and lame dog. At the same time, George and Lennie hold tightly to their friendship. We can find many parallels between the relationships between George and Lennie, and Candy and his old dog. …

…had to face isolation from their partners. Loneliness was spreading, like a plague, through the starved-out country. Both of these partnerships kept hope alive for the partners, but their hope was not enough too keep the friendship together. Even though the partners were a nuisance, George and Candy had to face a hard decision of letting their loyal partners go. John Steinbeck had two parallel partnerships come to a halt in Of Mice and Men.