Life on the ranch during the Great Depression was a constant battle between survival and having a fulfilling life. The ranch workers in Mice and Men feared being "canned" or not needed and they constantly yearned for companionship. The ranch workers were travelers and went place to place alone. The workers were private and like a character in the book said "its like everybody is scared of each other."
The ranch workers include people like George, Lennie, Candy, Crooks, and Curley. They lived on the same ranch during the great depression. Every man traveled by themselves except for George and Lennie. The others didn't understand why the two traveled together.
How could anyone trust each other? They had too much to lose and not enough to gain with companionship.
George and Candy were the only ones with a friend. Lennie and Curley's dog were both killed after being with their companions for several years. I believe that in some cases loyalty just wasn't enough.
However Lennie and dog never realized in the end they were betrayed.
Candy was always afraid of being canned and he believed that if he lived on a ranch with George and Lennie, he could have stability. He then could have companions and not worry about ever being betrayed.
Sadly, his dreams were crushed and the stability he, George, and Lennie desired were gone.
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