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Wandrey, Michael 9/11/06 Period 3

“Of Mice and Men” First Paragraph

John Steinbeck’s novelette, “Of Mice and Men” employs a very powerful concept within its story – death. This concept is employed at different points during the story – when Carlson shoots Candy’s dog, when Curley’s wife is accidentally killed by Lennie, and when Lennie is killed by George. These deaths all have a different significance about them, from acts of mercy to a simple ignorance. However, these deaths were necessary to illustrate some of the harsher, less acceptable aspects of living, such as mercy through apparent cruelty. However, “Of Mice and Men” attempts to show a different side of death – a side that is not cruel or wrong, but rather, a side that is kind and merciful.