In the 1937 book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, there are a lot of characters and themes in which teenagers can relate too. Some of those themes include dreaming, sacrifice, loneliness and stereotypes. Throughout this book you will get introduced to some very relatable characters such as George, Lennie, Crooks, Curley’s Wife and many more. While reading this book it is very easy to relate to so many storylines, themes and characters, so it will be very easy for all the teenagers who read this book to find one or more things that they can relate too. This book should defiantly continue being used as an educational tool because there are just isn’t another book like this that will connect with its audience and teach its audience the way it does.
One thing that connects well with the audience is the idea of dreaming, and dreaming for a life that you don’t have. In this book majority of the characters have dreamed or are still dreaming about a life that they wish they had or …show more content…
One of the very first things you learn from this book is that basically all of the characters end up being effected by loneliness. Steinbeck stats, the farm hands are “the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place.”(16). This so clearly relates to a teenagers life because as they go through high school some teenagers start to question why their even there to begin with. They don’t understand what purpose their serving to the world and they don’t know where their future is going to take them. They start to think that they’re the only person going through what they’re going through, but they don’t realize that there are so many people there to help them understand it all. Teenagers just need to realize that there are ways to get through their loneliness and this book helps teenagers realize how to do
One thing that connects well with the audience is the idea of dreaming, and dreaming for a life that you don’t have. In this book majority of the characters have dreamed or are still dreaming about a life that they wish they had or …show more content…
One of the very first things you learn from this book is that basically all of the characters end up being effected by loneliness. Steinbeck stats, the farm hands are “the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place.”(16). This so clearly relates to a teenagers life because as they go through high school some teenagers start to question why their even there to begin with. They don’t understand what purpose their serving to the world and they don’t know where their future is going to take them. They start to think that they’re the only person going through what they’re going through, but they don’t realize that there are so many people there to help them understand it all. Teenagers just need to realize that there are ways to get through their loneliness and this book helps teenagers realize how to do