The Portrayal of Society in Of Mice and Men and The...

World literature; self taught language Hungarian: After reading the two books for my world literature, of mice and men and the outsider I decided I will compare the two books on the topic choice; portrayal of society in the literature studied. This includes points such as: Meursault and Lenny not being accepted in society for who they are because they are different then others; another point would be there is a lot of violence within societies. The rest will be presented further on in my essay. But before presenting my points id like to give you a brief idea of the two books and their writers. The book of mice and men is a fiction written by john Steinbeck (1902-1968). John Steinbeck writes mainly short stories and novels, he was born†¦show more content†¦The book of mice and men tries to make the reader feel pain towards Lennys bad luck, but at the same time throughout the book the author helps us feel the ups and downs of leading a life like that of George and Lenny. Steinbeck was really keen on describing the settings of every scene in details so that we can see the place where the story takes place. He uses very old type of southern American language, to make the fact that the book is set at that certain time period more real and also to make us understand what kind of people George and Lenny are. This is quite similar to Steinbecks writing style when compared to other books written by John Steinbeck, when looking at the themes that Steinbeck often likes to use in his books. The outsider is written by Albert Camus (1913-1960). Albert Camus was a representative of non-metropolitan French literature. His origin in Algeria and his experiences there in the thirties were dominating influences in his thought and work. His works had strong revolutionary tendencies and had a lot of philosophy in them. After moving to France Camus joined the resistance movement during the occupation and after the liberation was a columnist for the newspaper Combat. He was a member of LEquipe, an Algerian theatre group, whose quot;collective creationquot; Rà ©volte dans les Asturies (1934) was banned for political reasons. Some examples of Alberts work: theShow MoreRelatedMigrant Workers as Outsiders in Of Mice and Men Essays604 Words   |  3 Pages‘Of Mice and Men’ is a novel written by John Steinbeck. The novel is set in the 1930s, where the Great Depression years occurred and had a huge impact of many lives in California. California was struggling not only with the economic problems of the Great Depression but the severe labour strife too. ‘Of Mice and Men’ has an explicit context, because of the social and political events during the 1930s America. This also creates the climate of the novel. Hardship and homelessness ran through the Read MoreSteinbeck And Etgar Kerets Of Mice And Men1394 Words   |  6 Pages Is love or loss the ultimate sacrifice? Is companionship necessary? 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