Part one of term paper
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 o ...

Part two of term paper
... and unproductive citizens. Carlson symbolizes society in the novel as Candy’s dog is a symbol for the elderly: "He ain't no good to you, Candy. An' he ain't no good himself. Why'n't you shoot him, Candy?" (44). Candy’s dog, old and frail like his owner, is his only companion and once he is put out of his misery, Candy is left completely alone in the world. He turns to George and Lennie who, reluctantly at first, agree to include him in on their plans of one day owning their ow ...