Write one theme/”central truth about life” sentence that is conveyed in this chapter.

Slim confides in George that he thinks it is odd that two men travel together and look out for each other.

"Oh, I dunno. Hardly none of the guys ever travel together. I hardly never seen two guys travel together. You know how the hands are, they just come in and get their bunk and work a month, and then they quit and go out alone. Never seem to give a damn about nobody.

Slim sums up the main theme of isolation and loneliness that are central to the lives of these men.