Of Mice and Men :: English Literature

With its appealing elements of naivet, humour and pathos Of Mice AndMen is Steinbecks tableau of the oppressed in post-depression USsociety. It has strong imagery, fateful action, authentic dialogueand cinematic tension.Would you say this sassy is a classic and successful? Why?I will first explore whether I deal Of Mice and Men is worthy ofthe reputation linked with a term, in my opinion, too widely used inthe world of literature. The word I am referring to of data track isclassic.The definition of a classic is a big and timeless book or work ofart. Therefore I am going to temporarily re-phrase the title questionfor ease of comprehension and explanation to Would you say thisnovel is great, timeless and successful? Why? This will enable me todeal with the true inwardness of the term classic at the same time asformulating an opinion of whether Steinbecks Of Mice and Mendeserves this prestigious title.Firstly, is this novel great? Well, it certainly isnt great inmagnitude, i.e. th e size of the book is not that which we wouldassociate with such a rated book. It only has six chapters and thestory takes place in quite a short space of time. However, thedefinition of greatness in this instance does not mean huge orvast it means wonderful and important. In my opinion the novelis great in this way. It displays affection, emotion, friendship andlove, as well as loneliness, discrimination, prejudice and anger.These ar all basic human qualities and liabilities, which makes thenovel both wonderful and important in a way that few pack will everreally understand. Even though I dont know what Steinbecksinspiration and reason for writing this novel was I personally respectthe way in which he sums up such important parts of life in six shortchapters.These are the only reasons I found to justify why Of Mice and Menshould be classed as great, however there are countless reasons forthis novel to be classed as timeless.The moral issues and difficulties of the people in this book are stillrelevant in the world straight off and I feel that people all over the worldwill be able to empathise on a metaphorical level with George andLennies struggles in realising their dream.The first question to consider when looking at Of Mice and Men as atimeless novel is What are the predominant moral issues hidden inthis novel, how are they relevant today and will they still berelevant in the future? This is a difficult question to face with anovel such as this, as the author does not exaggerate exactly what the