A successful allegory takes a writer skilled enough to create a three dimensional character out of an idea. A symbol. A very common allegory topic is society. This is due to the fact that there are many different layers of society. There are the rich and the poor, the old and the young, even the mentally stable and the mentally disabled. An amazing example of a society driven allegory is ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck. This story shows society in the form of a farm with the people on the farm as roles in society. The truly magnificent thing about this piece of literature is that these characters can be applied to many different allegories. One that could work well is the nine circles of hell from Dante's’ ‘The Inferno’. The reasoning behind that choice is that every circle of hell requires a certain type of person. …show more content…
It also is to betray a special relationship. The reason George would go here is because in some ways he took pride in himself while he had been a traitor to Lennie on more than one occasion. Back when they lived in Weed it was revealed that George took advantage of Lennie and played jokes on him because of his mental disability. That is being a traitor in the sense of loyalty. Then George killed Lennie. This was an act of mercy so that Lennie wouldn't have to deal with the fate that was much worse to come, however he betrayed Lennie's trust and killed him, betraying their special relationship. Those condemned to this circle shall be put into a pit only visible from the waist up, doomed to be with Lucifer for all of existence. As stated in the first paragraph, ‘Of Mice and Men’ is an amazing literary work. Steinbeck created characters that are such amazing symbols that they will fit within any large amount of topics. Whether it be society and all of its layers or Hell and all of its rings. You just have to look into their personalities and