Lonliness Flashcards
Lennie
•him and George travel together-bestfriends
•”I got u to look and me and u got me to look after u”
•becuase of his mental disability none of the guys wang to bother with him- in the 1930s disabilities weren’t accepted
•he starts to become friendly with candy when he wants to join the dream
George
•looks after Lennie- best friends
•”guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world… with us we ain’t like that”
•”We travel together”
•becomes friendly with slim “come on George me and u will go get a drink”
•plays solitaire with some of the other guys
Candy
•his only friend was his dog- Carlson shoots it. He says “god awmighty that dog stinks” “he led the dog out into the darkness”
•he becomes friends with George and Lennie and wants to join their dream.
Crooks
•isolated in his own barn with the animals due to how bad racism was in the 1930s. They put him with the animals as they see him and the same level as him.
•”a guy gets too lonely and he’s sick”
•”he kept his distance and demanded others kept there’s” this is becomes they were always racist towards him so he would just rather be alone
•he’s not allowed in the white guys room
Curleys wife
•“I get awful lonely”- none of the guys ever want to talk to her
•“I ain’t allowed to talk to nobody”
•”I can’t talk to nobody but Curley”- Curley doesn’t let her talk to any of the guys on the ranch.
•she’s always walking around and says she’s looking for Curley, but she’s not she just wants to talk to the other guys because she’s so lonely and never gets to talk to anyone