Chapter 1

In chapter 1 there are many scenes in which the characters face loneliness.George and Lennie have no one but each other. They do everything together. Even though Lennie bothers and frustrates George so much, George always stays with Lennie.
" O.K.- O.K. I'll tell ya again. I ain't got nothing to do. Might jus' as well spen' all my time tellin' you things and then you forget 'em and i tell you again." Said George.( Steinbeck, 4, 1937) George sounds frustrated and tired of Lennie. I don't understand why he just doesn't leave Lennie and live his own life? I think George doesn't leave Lennie because even though Lennie frustrates him he still gives George company,and someone to talk to. George knows if he didn't have Lennie he would be so lonely because he has no family or friends. George also knows he can't leave Lennie because if Lennie doesn't have George, Lennie wont be able to survive. Lennie isn't the brightest man, so he needs George to help him and guide him in everyday life. "But not us! An' why? Because.... because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why." Said Lennie. ( Steinbeck, 14, 1937)

George was getting so frustrated with Lennie, Lennie was able to sense it. " If you don't want me i can go off in the hills an' find a cave. I can go away any time." said Lennie .( Steinbeck, 12, 1937) Lennie was trying to make George feel bad about the way he has been treating Lennie. But Lennie and George both knew that Lennie was 100% bluffing. Lennie wouldn't be able to survive on his own. He would die without George because Lennie needs George to give him company but also to supply him with food and shelter. Lennie wouldn't be able to live alone.

On their way to the ranch, George says something to Lennie about loneliness. "Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. They come to a ranch an' work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they're poundin' their tail on some other ranch. They ain't got nothing to look ahead to." said George. ( Steinbeck, 15, 1937) What George said to Lennie is true. Guys that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world. They have nothing.They are so used to being lonely, they can't just stay on one ranch. They need to keep traveling because that's what they are used to. In the time that this book takes place if you are not born into a rich family or you already had land from past relatives, you are going to have to work just to live somewhere. Most ranch workers work on ranches because they have no family. When someone has no friends or family they get very lonely. Lennie and George are still very lonely but they are somewhat lucky because at least they travel together,and they have someone to talk to and to give eachother company.

Already, just in chapter one Lennie and George have a rough and lonely life.They are always travelling around. They have no place to live, and they have no one but eachother. They are so used to the loneliness, it doesn't even occur to them that much anymore. Loneliness is such a painful feeling. This chapter had so much Loneliness, I even felt that lonely sensation after I read it......