Isolated Dreams: Loneliness and the Human Condition in Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a book full of simplicity and has an emotional impact upon readers. This article will examine the loneliness primarily through the nature of the relationship between George and Lennie, the protagonists, and the function of their dream as a means of escaping their societal circumstances. This escapism is also evident in other characters. Their circumstances will show how loneliness is a normal part of human lives and almost every being suffers from it at various instances of life. Irrespective of how sadistic and painful it is, loneliness is an inevitable part of human lives.