In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck conveys the main themes, isolation, loneliness, and insecurity through many characters. One of the characters who best embody the theme(s) is Candy. Candy is an old, disabled, isolated, unhappy, lonely, insecure, swamper. Candy’s loneliness is greatly attributed to the loss of his hand and his age. He believes he is a worthless old man who, like his old dog, is just wasting away. …showed first 75 words of 1376 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1376 total…to support the friendship including money, but money will never buy genuine friendship. "Maybe if I give you money, you’ll let me hoe in the garden even though I ain’t no good at it." All of these characters are similar because, not only were they affected by loneliness, they were all in pursuit of a dream that could never be caught. Candy was the perfect example of the themes: loneliness, isolation, and insecurity.