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Aim: How do we use Of Mice and Men for a Critical Lens essay?

Title & GenreAuthor/Playwrig ht CharactersSetting & Major Events Literary Elements Of Mice and Men Novella John Steinbeck Author George Lennie Slim Curley Curley’s Wife Candy Crooks Carlson Critical Lens Study Guide – Of Mice and Men

Critical Lens “No two persons regard the world in exactly the same way.” J.W. Van Goethe “No two persons regard the world in exactly the same way.” J.W. Van Goethe

Provide Quote Interpret Quote Agree or Disagree Titles of 2 Works Thesis Statement

Ex: Using characterization and theme, both works depict pairs, George and Lennie and Amir and Hassan, who did not perceive their worlds in the same way. Ex: Using characterization and conflict, the works, The Glass Menagerie and Of Mice and Men, demonstrate that no two people have the same perspective concerning the world. For your thesis statement, try to mention the characters you’ll be discussing from each work. In addition, mention the literary elements that you will be discussing as well.