“Of Mice and Men” was also adapted to theater in both The States (2014) and Spain (2012). The Broadway version is something which caused a ripple of fame for director, Anna D. Shapiro. Spanish director Miguel del Arco presented his version of the novel as a play in Madrid in 2012, where it was also surrounded by amazing reviews. One might wonder how such a short novel could have inspired a chain of successful interpretations all over the world, but the answer lies in the simplicity and directedness of the words and dialogue. For instance, the process of conversion into screenplay or theatre is conveniently described by Gurpegui(1998):”En algunos casos la simple alteración del tiempo verbal convierte la narración en guión.” Drifting apart
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Naturally, the end of the novel complies with this rule ending in “sorrow and annihilation”. This means that the illusion of Adam’s “American Dream” (1931) is destroyed and people are left voiceless and powerless. Society is faced with an opposite reality than promised at the beginning of the decade:
“It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or …show more content…
Their dialogue is written the same as it is said, with missing sounds and syllables, double negations and incorrect use of verbs and connectors. Lennie’s lines reflect his mental condition and we can immediately see or “sense” that something is different in his train of thought. Even though there are not many characters, a considerable amount of America’s ideas in that space and moment in history are described through dialogue. We can identify racial slurs, sexist affirmations, prejudiced thinking and profanity, which characterized the USA’s working class during those times. Finally, naturalism cannot be thought of as a genre that requires Standard English in order to depict a reality. In fact, it demands quite the opposite.
Although objectivity is the main framework of this novel, we must consider that it is not a monography, but a literary work of art. Amidst a plethora of descriptions and dialogue lies a list of symbols which give “Of Mice and Men” multiple layers of meaning. The most obvious one is the life story of two migrant workers who fail at the attempt to gather enough money in order to build their own farm. The underlying ones bring forward themes like loneliness, mental health and misery.( Steinbeck & Wallstein 1975; Meyer 2009,Abuandi
Naturally, the end of the novel complies with this rule ending in “sorrow and annihilation”. This means that the illusion of Adam’s “American Dream” (1931) is destroyed and people are left voiceless and powerless. Society is faced with an opposite reality than promised at the beginning of the decade:
“It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or …show more content…
Their dialogue is written the same as it is said, with missing sounds and syllables, double negations and incorrect use of verbs and connectors. Lennie’s lines reflect his mental condition and we can immediately see or “sense” that something is different in his train of thought. Even though there are not many characters, a considerable amount of America’s ideas in that space and moment in history are described through dialogue. We can identify racial slurs, sexist affirmations, prejudiced thinking and profanity, which characterized the USA’s working class during those times. Finally, naturalism cannot be thought of as a genre that requires Standard English in order to depict a reality. In fact, it demands quite the opposite.
Although objectivity is the main framework of this novel, we must consider that it is not a monography, but a literary work of art. Amidst a plethora of descriptions and dialogue lies a list of symbols which give “Of Mice and Men” multiple layers of meaning. The most obvious one is the life story of two migrant workers who fail at the attempt to gather enough money in order to build their own farm. The underlying ones bring forward themes like loneliness, mental health and misery.( Steinbeck & Wallstein 1975; Meyer 2009,Abuandi