Original artwork, not a still
Of Mice and Men · 1937
A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody. Don’t make no difference who the guy is, long’s he’s with you.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker claims that people crack under isolation. Having someone beside you matters more than who that person is, since simple company keeps a person steady. It is a plain-spoken view of loneliness as dangerous and of companionship as a basic need.
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