Of Mice and Men: Loneliness In terms of emotional stability, there is only one thing in life that is really needed and that is friends. Without friends, people would suffer from loneliness and solitude. Loneliness leads to low self-esteem and deprivation. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, the characters, Crooks, Candy, and Curly's wife all exhibit some form of loneliness. They are driven towards the curiosity of George and Lennie's friendship …showed first 75 words of 1853 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1853 total…George's friendship. In some ways they are even envious of the bond. Often times, a victim of isolation will have a never-ending strive to fulfill a friendship. Benson, Jackson J. The True Adventures of John Steinbeck, Writer. Viking Press, 1984. Ditsky, John. John Steinbeck: Life, Work, and Criticism. Fredericton, Canada, 1985. Fensch, Thomas, ed.. Conversations with John Steinbeck. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1988. Hayashi, Tetsumaro. John Steinbeck: The Years of Greatness, 1936- 1939. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1993.