John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

In "A Teachable Good Book: Of Mice and Men", Thomas Scarseth, presents examples to explain why John Steinbeck’s book, Of Mice and Men, is a good book to learn from. Even though people enjoy a light, carefree story with a happy ending, Scarseth explains why the vulgar content of OMAM, that would turn some readers away, is needed for the story to have meaning.
In his assessment, Scarseth does a counter-argument of why the book might not be teachable when he claims people prefer happy endings in literature works. According to Scarseth, "To such people, true literary tragedy is distasteful." I agree with this statement because, personally, the ending of OMAM was unsettling. I didn't feel happy after reading, “He pulled the trigger" (Steinbeck 106). Similarly, people tend to want things that make them feel good. An example of this is drugs. People know it's not the best thing for them, but it makes them feel good, so that's what they do. In terms of the distastefulness of the book, I did understand the necessity of the somber tone.
In OMAM, just after we meet George and Lennie, George show low-class and vulgar language when he yells, “So you forgot that awready, did you? I gotta tell you again, do I? Jesus Christ, you're a crazy bastard!" (Steinbeck 4) at Lennie for forgetting where they are going. However, compared to today’s media, where women’s bodies are used to promote items, celebrities are dressed to the bare minimum for supposedly refined events, and curse words can be found everywhere, even children’s television shows and movies, I agree that OMAM appears decent. Even though the appearance of those features is unappealing, the book requires it to relate Steinbeck’s point of