Mice and men

• Book Loneliness Quote

  'Candy looked for help from face to face
• Crookes Loneliness Quote 1


  "A guy needs a guy near him"
• Crookes Loneliness Quote 2


  "I ain't wanted in the bunkhouse, and you ain't wanted in my room"
• Crookes Loneliness Quote 3


  "I tell ya a guy gets to lonely an' he gets sick"
• Curley's Wife Loneliness Quote 1


  "I should go away and leave you alone?"
• Curley's Wife Loneliness Quote 2


  "I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely."
• George Loneliness Quote 1


  "Guys like us who work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world, they ain't got no family, they don't belong no place."
• George Loneliness Quote 2


  "Guys like us... They ain't got nobody in the worl' that gives a hoot in hell about em.'"
• Time is was set

  
  

  In 1929 the New York Stock Exchange collapsed as America’s financial centre, Wall Street, experienced a sudden drop in share value: this led to the Great Depression
• What is dust bowl migration

  
  

  As a result of the Great Depression, families were separated as men began to search for work across the country
• The Great Depression


  The historical context in which the novel is set, marked by widespread unemployment, poverty, and social unrest.
• American Dream


  The elusive idea of a better life, often unattainable for the characters in the novel, especially George and Lennie.
• Crooks


  A lonely ranch hand, relegated to the outskirts of society, and longing for human connection.
• Curley's wife


  A symbol of loneliness, trapped in a loveless marriage and seeking attention and companionship.
• Curley


  The aggressive, small-fisted boss who is always looking for a fight and is fearful of his own masculinity.
• Slim


  The compassionate and wise ranch hand who is a natural leader and provides guidance and support to the other characters.