American poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow remarked: "Ships that pass by night and speak to each other as they pass, have but a signal and a distant voice in the dark; So on the ocean of life we ​​pass and we speak, only a look and a voice, then again darkness and silence. John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, is a story in which the dominant idea of ​​inevitable loneliness prevails. This is shown in a particular passage from the play: “A man needs someone to be near him. A guy goes crazy if he doesn't have anyone. It doesn't matter who this guy is, as long as he's with you. I tell you, a guy gets lonely and he gets sick. "Of Mice and Men is full of characters like this, who can't seem to find a way out of their lonely lives. The loneliness in this story builds and builds and never is. By not allowing never his escape, Steinbeck successfully forms strong support for the characters and events of his novel. Lennie's loneliness comes primarily from the fact that he is both developmentally disabled and physically overbearing. sometimes others at the ranch turn away from him; even to the point of taking him for a "cuckoo." Since Lennie cannot think as quickly as the other men, he is often ostracized and cut off from them. He is unable to take an active part in conversations because George, Lennie's best friend and traveling companion, is the only one who can understand him. In George's act of killing Lennie, his only friend, he assures. in fact his own continuous loneliness Lennie is regularly in his own dream world and is there continually. lost in thought dreaming of the farm he and George hope to one day buy. As a result, Lennie no longer knows... middle of paper ... what he should do. Of Mice and Men is a powerful work and one that really kept me thinking throughout. Many of us benefit from having a support system in our lives of friends and family, but many of the characters in this book didn't have these things, they were suffering under the weight of their own loneliness . Steinbeck's powerful writing style and deep meaning of his story made it my favorite book on the book list, and it's also the book I spent the most time thinking about in relation to my own life. What would it be like to have no friends or family? How long can a person survive alone before losing part of their sanity? Steinbeck creates a very thought-provoking storyline and endearing (albeit sad) characters that made me more invested as a reader. Overall, I think it was an excellent and enriching reading experience..