Who in your opinion suffers most in Of Mice and Men?

To answer
this question, let's explore the
suffering of some of the characters. As always, with opinion
questions, you
will want to be sure to back up your opinion with support from the

text.

Most of the characters are suffering migrant workers in pursuit
of the
American Dream. They receive low wages for tough labor, and their
living conditions are less
than ideal.

Candy is old,
"stoop-shouldered," and only has one
hand. He worries about his position on
the ranch, which is why he wants to join up withand .
When they arrive, his
only friend is his smelly dog that is killed by Carlson. Candy sees
George's
plan as an escape from his suffering.

Crooks is a black stable
hand,
and in addition to living with the same suffering of the migrant
workers, he additionally
suffers from racism. He is isolated from the others.
He also has a crooked back from an incident
with a horse.

Curley's wife suffers as she feels lonely in her marriage and
has no
companions on the ranch. She is the only female character and not even named, as
the
others refer to her as "tramp" and "tart." She seeks human connection
but
loses her life for it.

Lennie suffers from an
intellectual handicap. Although
it is never named or defined, it is clear
that he relies on George for protection and guidance.
While we may pity
Lennie, we could also argue that he does not suffer as much as the others. He

seems to be happy in his life with George, enjoying their dream but also finding joy in
the
little things (such as petting small animals). Although he dies in the
end, he is mercifully
killed with one shot by his best friend while thinking
about their dream, so he does not suffer
in his death.

George is the one who takes care of Lennie and ultimately kills
him,
so we might say that George suffers the most. George is simultaneously held back by
Lennie;
though he also suffers after losing his best friend.

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