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Loneliness and Isolation. Eugene Tan, Sumeyye Oz, Phoebe Goldby. Why is it important to the story?. The theme has been explored throughout the novel and has a lot of importance and emotion. Many characters suffered from loneliness and isolation, such as Crooks and Curley’s wife.
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Loneliness and Isolation Eugene Tan, Sumeyye Oz, Phoebe Goldby
Why is it important to the story? • The theme has been explored throughout the novel and has a lot of importance and emotion. • Many characters suffered from loneliness and isolation, such as Crooks and Curley’s wife. • Provides the reader with powerful and sad emotions, and it helps the reader feel for the characters.
What does this theme mean? • Loneliness and Isolation involves someone secluding themselves from the rest of the world, and not having a true relationship with another person, instead opting to keep to themselves. • Many of the ranchmen go through this problem, therefore they do not usually share a bond with someone else.
What character does this relate to? • Crooks; - Never allowed to fit in and participate in activities with the other ranchmen. • Being black resulted in him having to live in a separate bunk than everyone else. - Has lived life completely alone, with nobody by his side.
What character does this relate to? • Curley’s Wife ; - Constantly sneaks into the men’s bunk to try and converse with others. • No family by her side, as her relationship with her mother fell apart after certain misunderstandings. -’What’s the matter with me? Ain’t I got no right to talk to nobody?
Where is loneliness and isolation evident in the novel? • Many people questioned George and Lenny’s friendship at the beginning, as they have never gone through such a close friendship. • Most of these ranchmen relocate and move constantly from ranch to ranch, never having time to truly create a bond with another individual.