Redemption translates in various definitions, such as recovering after a wrong doing it earning forgiveness. Throughout the novels, novellas, and plays read the theme redemption is present. In Of Mice and Men, The Scarlet Letter, and Othello, Simone Elketes best describes the concept of receiving forgiveness or righting a wrong such as “I want to try making things right because picking up the pieces is way better than leaving them the way they are (Steen, Redemption quotes).” In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, George continually covers for Lennie when he illustrates bad behavior, that doesn't change when Lennie is unable to control his anger and accidentally kills the “tart.” George’s actions illustrates that he must “pick up the pieces.”