Similarities Between Of Mice And Men In The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald taking place in 1922 Long Island. Throughout the novel, there are shows of luxury, upheaval, drinking, smoking, love and much more. Jay Gatsby was brought up as poor but when he couldn't marry the woman he loved due to his wealth, he did everything in his power to gain a wealthy status. The novel is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, Gatsby's neighbor. Nick isn't as wealthy as Jay is but he still has money, a nice house, and much more. Of Mice and Men is another novel written during these times. This novel was written by John Steinbeck and takes place in the twenties of California. This story follows the lives of two migrant ranch workers who have never had wealth. The two men,

One of these devices that plays a huge portion in achieving this is diction, or his word choice. The way he words things helps greatly in showing how people from the upper classes may have spoken. During this time, wealthier people spoke with more elegance and class than those of the lower class. Throughout the novel, both Jay and Nick use cultivated and sophisticated terms. In Of Mice and Men, you see how those in the lower class spoke. Most in the lower class were uneducated due to the fact that they couldn't afford schooling. George, Lennie, and the majority of the workers seem to be very illiterate and impressed by what they see as large amounts of money. The diction in each book show complete different ways of speaking, educated and wealthy against uneducated and poor. In example, a quote from Of Mice and Men: "For two bits I'd shove out of here. If we can get jus' a few dollars in the poke we'll shove off and go up the American River and pan gold. We can make maybe a couple of dollars a day there, and we might hit a pocket." Just by this quote you can see how people of the lower class

The formation of this plot is a huge contribution towards developing the many themes. The main theme of wealth and education is brought about by the showings of Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway's lifestyles. You read about the great and extravagant parties that Jay throws. Many people, even if uninvited, come to his parties because of how wonderful they are. Jay has a very large house which has many luxurious items and add-ons which are explained throughout the book. In example, "We went upstairs, through period bedrooms swathed in rose and lavender silk and vivid with new flowers, through dressing-rooms and pool rooms, and bathrooms with sunken baths—intruding into one chamber where a disheveled man in pajamas was doing liver exercises on the floor." Of Mice and Men, you see the lifestyle of poor men. George and Lennie are doing whatever it takes to make their dream come true. All they want is a nice house on a few acres of land and have many animals. People during this age, The Roaring Twenties, had difficulties obtaining the "American Dream" if they weren't born into wealth. Even though to George and Lennie looked at their dream as nearly impossible, Jay Gatsby could have all they wanted and