I found a book of Steinbeck stories at a yard sale and it included it. In school the only Steinbeck we read was The Pearl. The book also has The Red Pony which I liked. What did y’all think of Mice and Men? I thought it was a good but sad book and I watched the movie (black and white one) afterwards. I didn’t see the foreshadowing until after the fact.
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I really liked how Steinbeck points out that the foolish men spend their money on sinful things like women and gambling while others avoid that and save to buy land to own "a little piece of heaven".
You see, heaven is a place on earth that can be found if you are willing to avoid the temptation of giving in to immediate earthly desires.
Never thought of it that way but a very interesting take.