Curly seemed to be separate from the other men on the farm, even from his wife, causing him to be lonely. Loneliness is a feeling of being cut off, disconnected, and/or alienated from other people, so that it feels difficult or even impossible to have any form of meaningful human contact. No one ever wanted to spend unnecessary time with Curly, because he bullied everyone. Curly, a character in Of mice and Men, a novel by John Steinbeck, had differences caused him to have rows with the workers, and caused him to now make any real friends, and became lonely.
Curly separated himself from other men on the farm, because he didn’t allow himself to fit in. He was the bosses son, and therefore was placed on a higher pedestal than everyone else. Curly was partially responsible for this separation, because he wanted to show he was better. However, in doing this, he didn’t allow himself to make friends with the other men. He acted more important than the men, and never did any work, to improve his reputation as being of a higher class. It seemed like he was trying to show off his place.
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Curly’s wife used to find company in other people, sometimes showing her companions her dissatisfaction with Curly. Often, Curly would be looking for his wife, whom would be wondering around the farm. They never seemed to be together, and the men on the farm took that as Curly’s wife being flirtatious. She once told Lenny
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. Curly took it upon himself to bully bigger guys.
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[name] said. This characteristic shows his insecurities. Insecurities can often be accentuated when someone feels like they don’t have friends. The way Curly was treated most likely caused the way he treated others.
The loneliness Curly felt caused him to be bitter. His wife didn’t love him, the farm hands didn’t like him as a person either. Curly bullied bigger guys, never worked, and was cruel to others to try to show off. It appears that all of this anger and loneliness wasn’t necessary, and that Curly could’ve worked towards not having that attitude if he’d wanted to. [Clincher]
The loneliness Curly felt caused him to be bitter. His wife didn’t love him, the farm hands didn’t like him as a person either. Curly bullied bigger guys, never worked, and was cruel to others to try to show off. It appears that all of this anger and loneliness wasn’t necessary, and that Curly could’ve worked towards not having that attitude if he’d wanted to. [Clincher]
