IntroductionTo some extent, writers are the most powerful people in the world because they can use words to change people's perceptions and ideas. All over the world there are many writers who choose to convey their thoughts in their works, regardless of fiction or poetry. However, there are also other representatives who prefer to be objective as writers, and from my point of view, John Steinbeck should be one of them. Therefore I agree with the above quote. In this essay I will try to demonstrate the quote in three respects. First, I will discuss some characteristics of Of Mice and Men and John Steinbeck's approach to writing. So, I will explore the fascinating and puzzling aspects of life in his fiction to prove my point. Finally a conclusion will be given. During the 1930s, the relationship between the suffering workers and the government is very tense, characterized by notable social contradictions. Of Mice and Men, the book Steinbeck wrote during that time, is neither about the resistance of the newcomers from California nor about their economic threat to the landed elite. (Shillinglaw, 1994) This book is about ordinary people, their dreams, their ordinary lives and their misfortunes. The Narrator - John Steinbeck To begin with, I will select some important elements in Of Mice and Men to support my thesis that John Steinbeck is not a demonstrator but a narrator. The title of this fiction is the first thing I would like to underline. The original title of this literary work is called "Something That Happened" and can be considered non-judgmental. (Shillinglaw, 1994). Later, he changed his title after reading a poem. However, the new title is still objectively valid. Steinbeck's stylistic technique......middle of paper......Meyer, Michael J.. (2009). Essential Critique of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, The. Scarecrow print. Retrieved December 3, 2013, from Millichap, J. (1978). Realistic style in Steinbeck's Mice and Men and Milestones. Literature/Film Quarterly, 6(3), 241-252. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/226984779?accountid=11440Sale, R. (1980, March 20). Steinbeck stubborn. The New York Review of Books (Pre-1986), 27, 10. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/201312410?accountid=11440John Steinbeck: Naturalism's PriestWoodburn O. RossCollege English, vol. 10, No. 8 (May 1949), pp. 432-438Published by: National Council of Teachers of EnglishStable Article URL: http://0-www.jstor.org.hkbulib.hkbu.edu.hk/stable/372552Twentieth-Century American Literary Naturalism: A Donald Pizer Interpretation