John Steinbeck’s literary masterpieces such as, Of Mice and Men and Cannery Row, books have long been contemplated in schools. This careful contemplation is not as rife with other books. In his words, “In every bit of honest writing in the world … there is a base theme. Try to understand men; if you understand each other, you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love.” After an analysis of the quote I know what the quote means and how it relates to Steinbeck’s best books, Of Mice and Men and Cannery Row.
For a start, Steinbeck’s quote means that every piece of literature is trying to say something. It is also saying that if two people get to know each other, they may probably going …show more content…
George and Lennie have learned to enjoy each other over time. When Lennie’s first caretaker, Aunt Clara, died George promised her that he would care for Lennie. At first George abused this as shown in this …show more content…
Cannery Row is full of people that understand each other, not all are friends, but no one hates each other. People like Lee Chong, Doc, and Dora populate the area. Lee Chong understands every one. He is described as a man who manipulated people with their own good faith.
“Sometimes he made business errors, but even these he turned to advantage in good will ”
He never takes a deal he know he will lose money with, he probably wouldn’t move into an area filled with people he couldn’t understand. Then he couldn’t manipulate them. Lee Chong understands everyone. As an example, he knew that Mack and the boys would ruin the fish-meal shack if he didn’t give it to them. Doc took in Frankie When no one else would he knew Frankie had shortcomings but still took him in. Lastly, Dora sympathizes with the poor and injured. She paid for the groceries of many families threw out the depression and took care of her workers even when they didn’t work. She said
“Dora never puts them aside although, as she says, some of them don't turn three tricks a month but they go right on eating three meals a
For a start, Steinbeck’s quote means that every piece of literature is trying to say something. It is also saying that if two people get to know each other, they may probably going …show more content…
George and Lennie have learned to enjoy each other over time. When Lennie’s first caretaker, Aunt Clara, died George promised her that he would care for Lennie. At first George abused this as shown in this …show more content…
Cannery Row is full of people that understand each other, not all are friends, but no one hates each other. People like Lee Chong, Doc, and Dora populate the area. Lee Chong understands every one. He is described as a man who manipulated people with their own good faith.
“Sometimes he made business errors, but even these he turned to advantage in good will ”
He never takes a deal he know he will lose money with, he probably wouldn’t move into an area filled with people he couldn’t understand. Then he couldn’t manipulate them. Lee Chong understands everyone. As an example, he knew that Mack and the boys would ruin the fish-meal shack if he didn’t give it to them. Doc took in Frankie When no one else would he knew Frankie had shortcomings but still took him in. Lastly, Dora sympathizes with the poor and injured. She paid for the groceries of many families threw out the depression and took care of her workers even when they didn’t work. She said
“Dora never puts them aside although, as she says, some of them don't turn three tricks a month but they go right on eating three meals a