Loneliness. Notice that the man is staring out in the distance, without anyone with him. His mind is distant, and he feels incredibly lonely. This connects with one of the more prominent themes in the book; loneliness and companionship. In the book, in the valley of Soledad (loneliness in Spanish), all the ranchers feel exceptionally lonely, except the two friends George and Lennie. These two are happy because they have each other and they have a dream.
Response to Chapter 4:
In this chapter, Steinbeck really outlined racism. The way that Crooks explains his position, stating that nobody wants him around because he is African American, and how he can't go into the cabins and play cards with all the other ranchers. Also, what really showed the racism that was there at the time was how Curley's wife spoke to Crooks. Crooks was brave enough to stand up to her, but, after she spoke to him, he stopped talking and backed down. I personally think that Sinise should not have focused on the loneliness theme rather than the racism theme. However, I suppose that it was the right decision to make. A movie about racism may not have attracted as many viewers as a movie about a woman's loneliness, because of the fact that racism is too sensitive an issue to discuss in a movie. Because of his move to play down the racism, chapter four was completely transformed by Sinise. The scene where Candy, Lennie, Crooks, and Curley's wife are in one room never happens. The dialogue that occurs between Curley's wife and Lennie takes place before George and the men go into town, but that is the only thing that is even remotely similiar to the chapter in the movie.
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