This pattern is not only exclusive to the strong and the weak, such as Curley and the farm workers, but also to the weak and the even weaker, shown by Crooks and Lennie as well as by Curley's wife's isolation wife and scammers. Steinbeck's depiction of this negativity resulting from isolation is pessimistic, showing how helpless and cruel one can become without companionship. However, it is important to note that this isolation is not always forced upon oneself, like Curley, but is often driven by segregation and mistreatment from others, as demonstrated by Crooks and Curley's wife. Likewise, Steinbeck realizes that society must be more open to accepting people, because not doing so only results in a vicious cycle of isolation and even more