In the novel Of Mice and Men, Candy, Lennie, Crooks, and Curly's wife are all seen as four social outcasts as they each relate to a specific group in American society. After reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and looking at these characters you can see that they are all social outcasts in some way. In Of Mice and Men the character Candy is an old ranch worker. Candy has been working on other farms for years and while working on one of these she lost a hand in an agricultural accident. Candy was seen as an outcast by the hands of the other rachs, just like Lennie's wife, Crooks, and Curly. The reasons why they are seen as marginalized are different and it is what has separated them into different groups in American society that they can identify with. Candy is old and missing a hand, this is what sets him apart from others because he is seen as worn out in his appearance. ability to carry out the profession of worker on an agricultural company. For this reason it is difficult for him to interact with society as young farmers without handicaps are able to do. Candy's handicap is what makes him an outcast in the story. Candy is alone because of his outcast status, even more so after the loss of his dog that he had for a long time. Since he is old, missing a hand and can no longer work, he thinks that when he can no longer work he will simply be cast aside and will no longer need anyone. [Candy] said miserably, "Did you see what they did to my dog ​​tonight? They say he hasn't been good to himself or anyone else. When they bring me in here I wish someone would shoot me, but they won't do anything like that, and I can't find any more work." (3.222)In Of Mice and Men the character Lennie is large and has limited mental capacity. Lennie is... middle of paper... all very lonely, each of them trying to make friends with the others because they are all outcasts. In this book each of these four refers to a specific group in American Society. Candy refers to the elderly, Lennie to the mentally disabled, Crooks to the African American, and Curly's wife to the women. Shmoop editorial team. "Of Mice and Men Candy Quotes Page 6." Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., November 11, 2008. Web. December 10, 2013. Owens, Louis. “Of Mice and Men: The Dream of Commitment.” Bloom's literature. File, Inc. Web Facts. December 10, 2013Zeitler, Michael. "Isolation in Of Mice and Men". Bloom's literature. Facts on the Web by File, Inc.. December 10, 2013The Shmoop editorial team. “Of Mice and Men Lennie Small Quotes Page 4.” Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., November 11, 2008. Web. December 10, 2013. Steinbeck, John. Of mice and men. New York: Penguin, 1993. Print.