Analysis Essay
In Thomas Scarseth's excerpt "A Teachable Book: Of Mice and Men" he expresses his opinion of Steinbeck's novelette. In Scarseth's eyes Of Mice and Men is a classic. He believes that it is worthy of being read and being taught. His opinion is that Of Mice and Men is such a phenomenal book that everyone should know about Steinbeck's story and that everyone can learn from its anecdote. In his review of the story, he conveyed his opinions on how the book was truly a tragedy, and the hard facts of the American Dream. He also applauds the realism of the book, including the harsh racism, sexism, and hardships of the laborers.
Scarseth's initial statement is that the book is that it is a tragedy. When he says this, he explains why …show more content…
Our country is known for having this dream, the ability to do whatever you want to do as long as you put in the hard work. Unfortunately, the tough truth is that a lot of people who work tirelessly, yet never achieve their dreams. Scarseth believes in the American Dream, but recognizes that they don’t come true for many people, but we as people get in our own way. I also agree on this subject, sometimes we need a realistic wakeup call. This wakeup call says, 'Hey, not everyone is going to make it,'. It introduces the reader to failure of hard work without success. As humans Scarseth says we are, "too limited, too selfish, too much conflict with one another." George and Lennie have their American Dream; having a life on a farm on land that they owned with crops and livestock raised by them, for them. When we take a look at Lennie and George's dream we see their hopes for their futures. They had it all planned out, but when Lennie messed up, the plan had to change, and unfortunately Lennie wasn't apart of George's new plan. This validates Scarseth's take on the American Dream, not everyone is going to make it. Even with dealing with personal boundaries, we will always have outside opinions and conflicts that also hold us back from reaching our American
In Thomas Scarseth's excerpt "A Teachable Book: Of Mice and Men" he expresses his opinion of Steinbeck's novelette. In Scarseth's eyes Of Mice and Men is a classic. He believes that it is worthy of being read and being taught. His opinion is that Of Mice and Men is such a phenomenal book that everyone should know about Steinbeck's story and that everyone can learn from its anecdote. In his review of the story, he conveyed his opinions on how the book was truly a tragedy, and the hard facts of the American Dream. He also applauds the realism of the book, including the harsh racism, sexism, and hardships of the laborers.
Scarseth's initial statement is that the book is that it is a tragedy. When he says this, he explains why …show more content…
Our country is known for having this dream, the ability to do whatever you want to do as long as you put in the hard work. Unfortunately, the tough truth is that a lot of people who work tirelessly, yet never achieve their dreams. Scarseth believes in the American Dream, but recognizes that they don’t come true for many people, but we as people get in our own way. I also agree on this subject, sometimes we need a realistic wakeup call. This wakeup call says, 'Hey, not everyone is going to make it,'. It introduces the reader to failure of hard work without success. As humans Scarseth says we are, "too limited, too selfish, too much conflict with one another." George and Lennie have their American Dream; having a life on a farm on land that they owned with crops and livestock raised by them, for them. When we take a look at Lennie and George's dream we see their hopes for their futures. They had it all planned out, but when Lennie messed up, the plan had to change, and unfortunately Lennie wasn't apart of George's new plan. This validates Scarseth's take on the American Dream, not everyone is going to make it. Even with dealing with personal boundaries, we will always have outside opinions and conflicts that also hold us back from reaching our American