Of Mice And Men: An Unfulfilling End By John Steinbeck

The title of this piece is called “Of Mice and Men: An Unfulfilling End”. It is written for the Language in a Cultural Context portion of the IB Language and Literature course. This task focuses on the structure of power and privilege and uses John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. This text was selected because of the time period that it was written in and because of the way that it displays the structure of power and privilege through dynamic characters like George, Lennie, Candy, and Curly. This task will further highlight the struggles faced by the lower class people working on the farm--George and Candy in particular. One of the struggles that George experiences is having dreams and goals, but no real way to obtain them because of his place in society.
Of Mice and Men has a sad ending that doesn’t tie off loose ends. This postscript will give this well-known story closure. Most people would like to see a happy ending. Instead, there will be a sad ending which will mimic the original ending of the book. This short story will utilize the speech patterns of each of the characters along with their mannerisms in attempts to stay true to Steinbeck’s style of writing and portray a message similar to what he originally intended. By doing this, I will learn to write dialogue that is not in perfect, clear cut English. Also, I will learn to use subtle language to display a theme instead of stating it outright as I would in a normal academic