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Society In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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In today's world, society controls us. Society controls how men and women are suppose to act, think, and how we should do and handle things. Books, such as The Crucible, Of Mice and Men, and The Scarlet Letter, also portray how people are suppose to act and think and how people will judge you if you don't follow everything you’re supposed to correctly. If you don’t follow all of their laws and rules correctly or look the way you’re suppose to, there will eventually be a punishment. All of the stories listed happened before the 1960’s, which is around the time where most of the elderly in our lives today. Therefore, they judge teenagers and young adults because of how they grew up and what everyone expected out of them when they were our age. Society conducts our lives because of how laws, rules, and morals have changed over the years because of how people act and feel in present day. In the book, The Scarlet Letter, everyone was dressed very plain and dull. Today, people consider it normal if …show more content…

Today in society, we kind of think of it like that. But most people consider “living the dream” as having money and being famous. Most people try their hardest and would do anything to be like that, just like in Of Mice and Men. They traveled all over the state of California to try and make money to be able to “live off the fat of the land”. Society makes it seem like you have to be famous and you have to do something extraordinary to be living the dream. But in reality, everyone has their own dream that they want to follow and not everyone wants to be famous. In my opinion, “living the dream” consists of being happy, being surrounded by people you love, and having food and water. Therefore, society makes it seem like you’re only “living the dream” if you’re famous or rich. But in reality, it is much more simple than

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