Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men, Chapter Six

What does the last line of the novella reveal about Carlson’s character? Why might Steinbeck have ended his novella with that line? What was Steinbeck trying to get us, his readers, to understand about life or about people by ending with that line?

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And Carlson said, “Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin’ them two guys?”

In using this line, Steinbeck supports his theme of loneliness and alienation. He cannot understand George's loss because he has no ties of his own.

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