Loneliness

Question 1

Soledad

Answer 1

Spanish for alone

A real place in california.

Gabilan mountains.

First line of book.

Question 2

Curleys wife

Answer 2

Isolated.
Seeks companionship of men.

‘I get awful lonely’

Question 3

Candy

Answer 3

Escaped by dream- but he doesnt

Question 4

Crooks

Answer 4

Escape is to be with orher black people. But he ooints out that he is the only negro in the county.
Wants to join ranch but withdraws this once curleys wife shows how white people can change their attitudes in a heartbeat and is faced with lynching.
Excluded by white society.
George never goes to crooks’ room.

George is ‘hero’ of novel- most like some readers of novel- hes a racist- like readers??

Question 5

George

Answer 5

Companionship- travels with lennie- appears to have companion but he is lonely.

Dream ranch- never gets it- was only there to satisfy lennie?

He goes off with slim- george finds companionship.