Loneliness is a basic part of human life. In his novel, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck illustrates the loneliness of California ranch life in the early 1930's and shows how people are driven to find friendship.         George and Lennie would truly be lonely if they did not have each other. They consider each other family, even though they are so different. To George, Lennie is like a pet or a little brother, because George …showed first 75 words of 1360 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1360 total…are the happiest people, because everyone else is alone and sad. Lonely people are very miserable and always looking for someone to talk with them. The only downside to finding a friend is what happens when one of the friends is lost. This causes even more misery in the remaining friend, and forces the friend to start searching again. Friendship is a very valuable thing to a person, as it keeps us away from loneliness.