... the interplay of dream and reality; his thought has followed the development of the American dream. (Tedlock 68) In John Steinbeck: Journeyman Artist, Joseph Warren Beach, like other critics, notes the versatility of Steinbeck's talents. He is not disturbed to find Steinbeck something more than an "objective realist" (Tedlock 19). And Steinbecks' style suggests to him no "mellifluous evasion" ... than to judge the "correctness of his position regarding contemporary urgencies and controversies" (Tedlock 20). In George Snell's chapter on Steinbeck in The Shapers of American Fiction: 1798-...

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... the same reasons as well, for if Curley were to see Lennie messing around with his wife, he would probably try to hurt him in some way. George, being the smart man that he is, knew that Lennie was very capable of doing something that could put him in a position of danger once they start working on the farm. Because of ... the things he said to him were very cruel and degrading, for he sometimes swore at him and called him a bastard when he would do something wrong. But, as Cliffs Notes for Of Mice and Men state, "George often made complaints partly because he does get annoyed at his lar...

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