Sympathy In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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Sympathy
Did you know that John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men has dream breeds of hope, friendship and determination, enabling one to strive toward in life with a sense of importance? John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is set in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. Through this novel, he explores the tragic fight of the migrant farmer, in particular, their working conditions and their solitary lifestyle form. The novel depicts a world in which every character is desperately searching for a sense of happiness and a better life. In the book Of Mice and Men, Curley’s wife, Lennie and Crooks deserve sympathy because they were all mistreated at the ranch.
First, I believe that Curley’s wife deserves sympathy because she has no identity, no respect, no friends and no future. She flirts with other men and she gets them to get her attention and tries to get it the only way she knows how, like the way that used to work in the Riverside Dance Hall. She has a husband of two weeks and goes off with other men at the ranch. The girl flared up “Sure I gotta husband” (Steinbeck 78). This quote creates an image that she doesn’t see Curley as a fit husband and her relationship with him is so weak.
Next, I believe that Lennie deserves sympathy because he is a farmer who
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In the novel Of Mice and Men, it shows that Curley's wife who was lonely at the ranch. She roams all over the ranch for human contact. Racial prejudice makes Crooks, the negro lonely character, who is treated as outcast. He lives in a small bunk house where no one visits him. His loneliness forced on him to take an aggressive form. He longs for companionship, as it becomes very difficult for him to conceal his pleasure. Also, Lennie, who can’t live independently, he needed someone to look after him and make sure he doesn’t step out of line or get into