Social Class and the American Dream Gone Awry in Of Mice and Men

This analysis of class and power in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men shows how different characters' dreams and living situations portray Great Depression-era class stratification. The student examines the character and arcs of George and Lennie, Curley, and Candy.

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"This essay is off to a great start, with a logical organization the reader easily follows, specific reference to and quotations from the text, and a clear sense of focus and purpose across the whole of the paper. The writing is clear and mechanically sound.

First, I would like to remind you to use present tense when describing the novel's action: MLA specifically advises this, and has a good post on how and why to do this (do a search for "Using the Present Tense with Works; or, Othello Still Exists"). Second, and as my main recommendation for next steps, I urge you to keep refining your analysis of the direct quotations, which currently have a tendency to speculate on historical context, better addressed via secondary sources. If your assignment details do not encourage research and outside sources, focus on expressing your analysis (for example, in your first body paragraph, the idea of small dreams and limited ambitions) using language that directs the reader back into Steinbeck's text."

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