John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men in 1937. Robert Burns’s poem “To a Mouse,” influenced the title of the book. Of Mice and Men is remembered as one of Steinbeck’s most important and influential novels. It won a Nobel Prize in literature in 1962 but is still one of the most frequently challenged books in U.S. schools due to vulgar language and violet scenes.“Of course Of Mice and Men contains unpleasant attitude; there is brutality, racism, sexism, economic exploitation. But the book does not advocate them; rather it shows that these too-narrow conceptions of human life are part of the cause of human tragedy.” Scarseth. Of Mice and Men should not be banned because it teaches people of all ages important life lessons.
Of Mice and Men is about two poor American men trying to find jobs to buy land and a home to live in. …show more content…
“Of Mice and Men has the unique ability to capture an important period in American history, while containing values that transcend specific time frames and cultures.” San Jose Univ. The book teaches that we have to adapt to life when we don’t capture what we are setting out to find. “Of Mice and Men comments on the elusiveness of the American dream and the false hope of material prosperity that is often dangled in front of the lower and middle class.” San Jose Univ. The book teaches about the huge impact the great depression had on many Americans ability to succeed financially and to make a living in the hard times. The book discusses a very valuable lesson to reader, “Some people seem to believe that the function of literature is to provide vicarious happy endings, to provide in words a sugary sweetness we would like to have but cannot always get.” Scarseth. Children need to learn that bad things can happen to anyone. “Tragedy exists even among the lowly of the earth; even the least of us, even a Lennie or a George-has the human potential for tragic nobility.
Of Mice and Men is about two poor American men trying to find jobs to buy land and a home to live in. …show more content…
“Of Mice and Men has the unique ability to capture an important period in American history, while containing values that transcend specific time frames and cultures.” San Jose Univ. The book teaches that we have to adapt to life when we don’t capture what we are setting out to find. “Of Mice and Men comments on the elusiveness of the American dream and the false hope of material prosperity that is often dangled in front of the lower and middle class.” San Jose Univ. The book teaches about the huge impact the great depression had on many Americans ability to succeed financially and to make a living in the hard times. The book discusses a very valuable lesson to reader, “Some people seem to believe that the function of literature is to provide vicarious happy endings, to provide in words a sugary sweetness we would like to have but cannot always get.” Scarseth. Children need to learn that bad things can happen to anyone. “Tragedy exists even among the lowly of the earth; even the least of us, even a Lennie or a George-has the human potential for tragic nobility.