Of Mice and Men - Loneliness Flashcards
What are 4 points for loneliness in OMAM?
Loneliness through discrimination, isolation.
Loneliness because of a lack of purpose.
The commonality of loneliness at the time.
Loneliness is easily combated.
What is a topic sentence for loneliness through discrimination/isolation?
Steinbeck presents the loneliness of black workers in 1930s America. Through Crooks, he shows the isolation caused by discrimination….
What are two quotes and a context for loneliness through discrimination/isolation?
Crooks lives alone in “a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn”
“I can’t play because I’m black” He is isolated because of his race.
Racism (and the Jim Crow laws)
What is a topic sentence for loneliness because of a lack of purpose?
Curley’s wife has little to do on the ranch, and Steinbeck shows how a lack of purpose can lead to loneliness…
What are two quotes and a context for loneliness because of a lack of purpose?
“I can’t talk to anybody but Curley. Else he gets mad.” Shows the sexism at the time. Curley has control over her and she is lonely.
“I get awful lonely.” She says this to Lennie about how she has nothing to do because no one gives her any job or pastime.
Sexism and the lack of opportunities for women.
What is a topic sentence for the commonality of loneliness at the time?
Steinbeck shows that in 1930s America, loneliness was common, as most people travelled alone…
What are two quotes and a context for the commonality of loneliness?
“Guys like us [ranch workers] […] are the loneliest guys in the world”
“Oh, so it’s that way.” - Most people choose to travel alone because travelling together is seen as gay.
The Great Depression - Despite the harsh times, people didn’t stick together
What is a topic sentence for the easiness of getting rid of loneliness?
Through Slim, George and Lennie, Steinbeck shows how if you disregard the world around you, loneliness can be lost…
What are two quotes and a context for the easiness of getting rid of loneliness?
“Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.” doesn’t understand, simple to combat loneliness.
“But not us.” - Shows how just through friendship, George and Lennie have combated loneliness.
Intolerance of homosexuals, misunderstanding of friendship in 1930s America
