Lonliness+Essay

"It's loneliness that makes the loudest noise this is true of man as of dogs". This quote by Eric Hoffer is true throughout the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck many of the characters in stienbeck's novella are lonely because the setting takes place in during the Great Depression where everyone is isolated and has no dreams for future the greatest examples of these lonely people are Candy, Curly's wife and Crooks.

So as you know many characters in Of Mice and Men are lonely but, the least lonely is a old man candy this is because he still has his old as dirt dog. But this all changes when Carlson shoots his dog. Candy says, "I have ought a shot that dog myself George, I should not let no stranger shoot my dog". PG.61 This shows that Candy regrets not shooting his own dog but also shows that now candy is truly alone. Before you had the comfort of his loyal companion now he has nobody.

The second most lonely person is Curly's wife. Sure she has Curly but, most the time he's busy also Curly does not let her converse with anyone else but him. Curleys wife says,"you can talk to people but I can't talk to nobody" PG.87 What this means is curly is overprotective and forces her to be isolated from the rest of the world this makes her the second most lonely person but the most lonely of all is none other than Crooks.

Crooks is lonely for a very sad and obvious reason because he's African-American. Since racism was allowed Crooks is segregated from the rest of society and since he's the only African-American on Tyler ranch he is totally alone. Crooks says, "I didn't mean to scare you you'll come back I was talking about myself". PG.73. What crooks is conveying by saying this is he is telling Lenny that George won't come back. By saying this he is hinting that Lenny will be alone, but really he's talking on his own loneliness.

Mike Eric Hoffer said the loneliest person speaks the loudest. Well even though Crooks, Candy and Curleys wife were hiding it. Just in the way they spoke and what they spoke of gave you the hint that they were the loneliest people. I guess it is true loneliness does make the loudest noise.