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Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men: Character Study


The American Novelist, John Steinbeck was a powerful writer of dramatic
stories about good versus bad. His own views on writing were that not only
should a writer make the story sound good but also the story written should
teach a lesson. In fact, Steinbeck focused many of his novels, not on average
literary themes rather he tended to relay messages about the many hard truths of
life in The United States. Upon winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962 the
Swedish academy introduced him by saying "He had no mind to be an unoffending
comforter and entertainer. Instead, the topics he chose were serious and
denunciatory…" This serious focus was not exempt from his two works "The Grapes
of Wrath" and "Of Mice and Men". "The Grapes of Wrath" has been recognized by
many as "the greatest novel in American History" and it remains among the
archetypes of American culture. Although "Of Mice and Men" may not have
received as much......

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