longing
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BIG IDEA: Longing
This image represents the big idea of longing, or wanting something very badly. So many of the characters feel longing. For example, George longs to get a place of his own where he can be his own boss (2) and all Lennie cares about is tending the rabbits (4). Other people feel longing, too. Candy longs to feel useful even though he is old (47), while Curley's wife just wants someone to love her (32). Even Curley, who seems to have it pretty good, longs to be seen as tougher and stronger than he really is (73). Every character in Of Mice and Men is longing for something they can't have.
-Kharma Jackson