Of Mice And Men Critical Lens

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"A work of literature must provide more than factual accuracy or vivid physical reality... it must tell us more than we already know." - E. M. Forster. This means that the story must provide a little more then just facts and vivid physical reality. It must give more knowledge of what is already known and what is and must be achieved. I agree with the critical lens is valid because without the method of writing readers would be lost when they read about articles. They would have to research facts about what is being told and all so find the evidence to support what they found in the article. This is supported by the novel "Mice and Men".

In "Mice and Men", the plot starts with two migrant workers, George and Lennie, have been let off a

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