Who does George say are the loneliest people in the world in of mice and men?

Answer 1

there are 4. curley's wife. lennie. crooks. and candy

All in the story are lonely in a sense, perhaps with the exception of George & Lennie, until the end. The ranch hands are alienated from the owner, and his bitter son, Curley, in turn mistrusts the taller, and stronger men around him. Curley is resentful of his beautiful wife, always on edge in case she may be unfaithful.

Lennie wants to be accepted by someone other than George, his disability makes that impossible. Curley's wife is bored at what she perceives as the dead end life at the ranch; Candy, frightened by both aging and his disability. Where will he go once he is too old to work at the farm?

Crooks of course is the only ranch hand who is an African American. His fear also is of being cast out, and there are always hints of violence, as the penalty for killing a black ranch hand would likely be slight, if any in 1930's California.

It is more difficult to find a character in Of Mice & Men that is NOT lonely.

Answer 2

In "Of Mice and Men," George tells Lennie that ranch workers like them who move from job to job without any family or lasting connections are the loneliest people in the world. He contrasts this with the dream of owning a piece of land and having a place to call their own.

Answer 3

Most of the characters in the novel are lonely in some way or another. But I think Crooks and Curley's Wife are the most loneliest characters.