Of Mice and Men

I read John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" a few weeks ago. It only took me one day to read, but I have to say, when I was finished reading it I had a knot in the pit of my stomach. Now I am not against good literature at all by any means. I thoroughly enjoyed "Grapes of Wrath" and other classic novels. But the whole thought that was centered around Of Mice and Men was disturbing. You may not agree with me, and thats ok, because this is MY blog. nah nah nah nah naaaah nah. I shared my opinion with my best friend, Kristen (who is an english major..so you probably can already guess her response). She promptly said (and im paraphrasing here) "Megan, you cant write turn of the century books that want to change the course of history by being nice." And yes, she is right. Do I like fluffy, mamsey-pansey stories that lift my heart right out of my chest? Maybe. Should I be looked down on because of that? Possibly. But in case no one was paying attention, I did not say that I didnt like Of Mice and Men. All I said was that it disturbed me. As I think it should disturb any normal human, in my opinion. But it was a great book, though I would not hold it in such high regards as Grapes of Wrath. John Steinbecks use of dynamic detail is not very present in Of Mice and Men, therefore I do have to hold it in slightly lesser standing. But the thing is, its very real. This is a story that you can see really happening in our nations history. Just two men, trying to make it through the "hard times". We have no clue where they came from or how they really ended up together, but what an outlook on our relationships today. Oh, to be a writer like John Steinbeck! I can be honest, I will never make it that far I'm sure. All I can write is what I can write, and thats all there is to it. But I do reccomend Of Mice and Men to anyone who wants to get a look into what a world looks like without Christ in it.