ohn Steinbeck conveys many ideas in his Nobel Prize speech that can be related back to Of Mice and Men. The speech Steinbeck gave was during 1962, nearly thirty years after Steinbeck had written Of Mice and Men. Although there is a large gap in the time between the two works of literature, both convey the same ideas. During both of these time periods humanity was not unified as one, but as many separate individuals. In both the novel Of Mice And Men and his Nobel Prize Speech , Steinbeck conveys ideas of humanity’s confusion and how there is humanity's hope for a successful future
During the time at which Steinbeck was giving his nobel prize speech humanity was confused and fearful. Every country was releasing derogatory statements about …show more content…
One example includes the Cuban missile crisis; a time in which the Soviet union were testing out nuclear tipped missiles. Everyone in the country was fearing for their lives, and nobody could focus properly on their priorities. During his speech he talks about how literature humanity is capable of has ceased to exist because of the events that have transpired. People had a negative mindset on everything and were failing to realize how good life can be if it is lived to the fullest. Steinbeck wanted people to open up their minds and express themselves through literature. Throughout Of Mice And Men there is one character, Lennie Small, who seems to be the source of all the confusion that goes on throughout the book. Lennie is a mentally retarded man with a body structure comparable to that of a bear. These two traits do not prove to work well with each other on several occasions because Lennie uses his strength to harm people. One example of this is when Lennie is in the barn with Curley's wife. She has a very disarming tone as she tries to calm Lennie down because he is doing his best to avert his attention elsewhere. She asks Lennie to …show more content…
The economy will grow, war will end and life will go on is a message that Steinbeck attempts to get across when in his nobel prize speech he
During the time at which Steinbeck was giving his nobel prize speech humanity was confused and fearful. Every country was releasing derogatory statements about …show more content…
One example includes the Cuban missile crisis; a time in which the Soviet union were testing out nuclear tipped missiles. Everyone in the country was fearing for their lives, and nobody could focus properly on their priorities. During his speech he talks about how literature humanity is capable of has ceased to exist because of the events that have transpired. People had a negative mindset on everything and were failing to realize how good life can be if it is lived to the fullest. Steinbeck wanted people to open up their minds and express themselves through literature. Throughout Of Mice And Men there is one character, Lennie Small, who seems to be the source of all the confusion that goes on throughout the book. Lennie is a mentally retarded man with a body structure comparable to that of a bear. These two traits do not prove to work well with each other on several occasions because Lennie uses his strength to harm people. One example of this is when Lennie is in the barn with Curley's wife. She has a very disarming tone as she tries to calm Lennie down because he is doing his best to avert his attention elsewhere. She asks Lennie to …show more content…
The economy will grow, war will end and life will go on is a message that Steinbeck attempts to get across when in his nobel prize speech he