'of Mice and Men' Sadness and Suffering in a Disinterested World

"Of Mice And Men" convey the idea of careless choices people make which can escalate to their sadness and suffering. The text is more than a misfortune of Lennie's death, it also deals with the misery of individuals in a world where no one really cares about anyone else. The death of the characters' dreams and ambition proves the suffering they have to bear. Sadness are established throughout the break down of the communities as shown in the ranch. The disinterested world the characters live in confronts them to the reality of being abandon by their close ones.

Most of the characters in "Of Mice And Men" admit to their desire of having the American dream. We later discover Curley's wife confession of becoming famous. Her ambition was instantly taken from her grasp when she allows herself to be unwillingly married. Candy's urged to clasp on George and Lennie's vision of owning their own land, and Crooks' longing for a companion testify the impossibility of the American dream. Their dream of freedom made them blind of their own suffering because they are too afraid to realise the reality of their fate. The hope of their ambition offer them protection from the disinterested world they live in. The journey which each of the main characters takes awakens them from the hopelessness of their dream. This proves that their hope is "...just in their head."

"Of Mice And Men" display sadness through the loneliness of many characters. The Great Depression brought on the break down of family and friends. Each characters become selfish because of their hunger to make their ambition happen. The people who works "...on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world...they don't belong no place." The workmen doesn't have anyone to look for companionship or security because they are only being attentive to themselves and therefore ends up having no one to rely on.

The disinterested world in the novel explores the truth of being isolated. Candy's dog symbolised the outcome for those who outlived their purpose in life. Candy becomes aware that he is close to being useless too and fears he would no longer be appreciated in the ranch. The characters have no one to rely on because human life was not as important as having ambition. In part of the novel, this statement is proven after the death of Lennie when Candy made a contract with George that they still will purchase the farm without Lennie. Instead of mourning for Lennie, Candy only treasures his place for the future.

The characters discuss in "Of Mice And Men" set of the tone of sadness and suffering. Their carelessness towards each other described the type of disinteresting community they live in. Because they have eventually adapt to the selfish world, they have become accustomed to the isolation which is forcing them to suffer.