A major theme in Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, is loneliness. Many of the characters experience loneliness, but some more than others. Candy, Curley's wife, and even George all experience loneliness. Some more than others. Candy, the ranch's farm hand, is an old man who has nobody in the world but his dog. Since Candy cannot go out to work in the fields, he is left behind to clan and take care of things. …showed first 75 words of 376 total…

…showed last 75 words of 376 total…having to take care of Lenny, they were best friends. They were all each other had. George's losing Lenny, probably made him the loneliest of all. And not only that, It shattered their dreams. Loneliness is something everybody faces at some point in their life. The severity sometimes is greater. But from what I have learned from the book, is its hard. Sometimes life is just better when you have someone to experience it with.