OMM A Thought-Provoking nouvelle
By: Michael O’Keeffe
The purpose of my essay is to provide insight that may persuade or deter anybody reading this essay to read or not to read Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. The book is sure to keep you thinking up late at night about the moralistic, psychological, and sociological aspects even when you’re done reading the book.
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For anybody involved in the school system, you have inevitably also become involved with your school’s social hierarchy. There’s the jocks, the nerds, and the geeks just to name a few. Well, the the social structure wasn’t the same 87 years ago, to say the least. You may not have lived during the Great Depression, but thanks to John Steinbeck, author of the novel Of Mice …show more content…
This deals with the society in the book, otherwise known as the sociological aspect. Scarseth touched on this when he wrote “the man that could lead well does not have the position; the one that has the position and the authority is not a true leader.” (5). The man that could lead well, Slim, lived “with a majesty achieved only by royalty and master craftsmen. He was a jerk-line skinner, the prince of the ranch... ”(Steinbeck 33) The fact that people are not in their rightful positions in life is still true to today. Even among the loneliest of the low, you can still see the American dream in everybody’s heart. What I guess is a bit more accurate to say is that they all have the impossibility of the American dream in their hearts. Crooks wanted to farm a small patch of land, Curley's wife wanted to be a movie star, and Candy hops on George and Lennies dream to “live off the fatta the lan’ ”(56)
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So, have I persuaded you into thinking that there’s value in reading Of Mice and Men? A lot of books that high school students read are long, difficult, and boring. This story was the complete opposite for me, it may have been short but I thought for a long time about the book. Not only that, but it’s also one of the few books that I think I speak for the whole grade for when I say that it’s
By: Michael O’Keeffe
The purpose of my essay is to provide insight that may persuade or deter anybody reading this essay to read or not to read Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. The book is sure to keep you thinking up late at night about the moralistic, psychological, and sociological aspects even when you’re done reading the book.
I.
For anybody involved in the school system, you have inevitably also become involved with your school’s social hierarchy. There’s the jocks, the nerds, and the geeks just to name a few. Well, the the social structure wasn’t the same 87 years ago, to say the least. You may not have lived during the Great Depression, but thanks to John Steinbeck, author of the novel Of Mice …show more content…
This deals with the society in the book, otherwise known as the sociological aspect. Scarseth touched on this when he wrote “the man that could lead well does not have the position; the one that has the position and the authority is not a true leader.” (5). The man that could lead well, Slim, lived “with a majesty achieved only by royalty and master craftsmen. He was a jerk-line skinner, the prince of the ranch... ”(Steinbeck 33) The fact that people are not in their rightful positions in life is still true to today. Even among the loneliest of the low, you can still see the American dream in everybody’s heart. What I guess is a bit more accurate to say is that they all have the impossibility of the American dream in their hearts. Crooks wanted to farm a small patch of land, Curley's wife wanted to be a movie star, and Candy hops on George and Lennies dream to “live off the fatta the lan’ ”(56)
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So, have I persuaded you into thinking that there’s value in reading Of Mice and Men? A lot of books that high school students read are long, difficult, and boring. This story was the complete opposite for me, it may have been short but I thought for a long time about the book. Not only that, but it’s also one of the few books that I think I speak for the whole grade for when I say that it’s