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The paper relates that the harshness of society, according to Steinbeck, is the force that leads to an episode that was significant not only to the characters of the book, but the whole of society as well. Yet, to comprehend this issue, the paper asserts that the facts surrounding the episode first must be addressed.

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"Regarding "Of Mice and Men", John Steinbeck wrote: This is at once the sadness, the greatness, and the triumph of our species. It is the story of the human potential to rise above the animal level to a finer spirit. The new element introduced in the story, however, is the power of a society, formed of nature's baser forces, to destroy this finer human spirit (Johnson, 1997, p. 15). The harshness of society, according to Steinbeck, is the force that leads to an episode that was significant not only to the characters of the book, but the whole of society as well. Yet, to comprehend this issue, the facts..."

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