"Loneliness- the only thing we all have in common", to what extent do you agree with this view Of Mice and Men? Of Mice and Men is a novel that deals with experience of loneliness. Although all of the characters are lonely in different ways, they share a history that can go some way to account for the loneliness they feel. In the Depression of 1930-1939, many families were affected in many different ways. Some family members were broken up, and young men in the family had to go of and find work, often at ranches. As...
last say, because his words are reliable. Slim is someone who is lonely from the inside, this is because he has locked all his feeling and emotions up. On the outside, Slim has many friends who look up to him, and in this sense he is not lonely.

At the end of the book, Slim offers George a drink. This could be a sign that he is also offering him his friendship. As such then, this maybe an indication that the novel ends in a positive note-that George may finally have found the kind of companion he needs.