Writing+Style

"Oh, sure, George. I remember that now." His hands went quickly into his side coat pockets. He said gently, "George... I ain't got mine. I musta lost it." He looked down at the ground in despair. This passage illustrates the writing style of the author because it shows how he added some south dialect into the writing. This passage caught my attention because it showed that Lennie (the person speaking) has a southern dialect because he says "ain't" and "musta", which are two words that many people from the south use, even if they are from southeast California. --Gagandeep K.

"Jus' talks, an' you don't understand nothing." He leaned forward excitedly. "This is just a nigger talking', an' a busted-back nigger. So it don't mean nothing, see?" This quote caught my attention because of the vulgar language. This passage illustrates Steinbeck's writing style because he took the risk of making a lot of people angry with the use of a racial slur in his book. He took this chance knowing that some readers would become opiniated and think he's racist. However, this knowledge did not stop Steinbeck from writing what he thought would make the book better. Obviously, John Steinbeck made the right decision as proven by how famous __Of Mice and Men__ has become. --Alec M.

"I seen too many guys with land in their head. They never get none under their hand." this quote stood out to me because it shows that most of the people at the ranches dreams got dashed in one way or the other. Even though they have an initial plan and think they know how things are going to happen, it takes one wrong decision to send the dream crumbling to the ground.Like the quote that the story is based on,"the best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry". --John H.