Breaking the Loneliness In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, loneliness is one of the many underlying themes that is expressed in the novel through many of its characters. Some of the factors of this human isolation are age, sexism and racism. Despite the on-going struggle to prevent its occurrence, loneliness is also a feeling a large number of people experience from day to day in our society. In the novel, Candy is a …showed first 75 words of 1133 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1133 total…world with each passing day, there are a number of things we all as individuals must strive to improve on. Some of these things include being more empathetic to others’ feelings, having a more open-minded attitude to other cultures, and becoming more respectful toward all sexes. With improvement in these areas, we may have the ability to achieve our ultimate goal of living in a peaceful and accepting world of harmony. (By Hina Yamauchi, English 12)