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"It is loneliness that makes the loudest noise. This is true of men as of dogs." This quote by Eric Hoffer relates to the theme of loneliness in John Steinbeck's novella "Of Mice and Men" because Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife who are the loneliest characters are also the neediest.

One example of this is Crooks. Crooks is one of the loneliest characters because he's colored and the rest of the workers on the ranch don't include him in anything. "Guys don't come into a colored man's room very much." This quote by Crooks just shows that he's constantly lonely and sad all of the time. Since Crooks is so lonely this must be why he's not nice to the rest of the workers on the ranch.

Another good example of loneliness is Curley's wife. Since Curley is known as one of the mean characters and the bosses son, most people try to stay away from his wife. Who most people consider a prostitute, most people try to stay away from her. Most of the people she tries to have a conversation with ignore her because they know that Curley will get mad and possibly can them for talking to her. "Why can't I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely." Curley's wife says this when she walks in to Crooks' room and tries to talk to Crooks, Lennie, and George.

The last example of loneliness is Candy. Candy is an old man who works on the ranch. When overhearing George and Lennie talking about moving into their own small house, Candy begs to move in with them because now he doesn't even have his old dog to live with(which Carlson shot). "You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn't no good to himself nor nobody else. When they can me here I wisht somebody'd shoot me. But they won't do nothing like that. I won't have no place to go, an' I can't get no more jobs." This shows Candy guilting George and Lennie into letting him move in with them.

All of these quotes go to show that they're needy because they have no one to give them attention. Their loneliness makes them so needy. I think that it really should make people think about how good they have it. Having a family and people that love you is all you need in life. "Of Mice and Men