The+Third+Party

The Third Party Jackson Morrison Branden Curren Nick Smith

Book similarities:

- Both books involved poor characters

- At the end of each book one of the main characters die (Coyotito) (Lennie)

- The main conflicts in both books were caused by money.

- The main characters in both books were discriminated against by people who were better off than them. (Doctor) (Curley)

- In each book one character had to look after another (George and Lennie) (Kino and Coyotito)

In Of Mice And Men and The Pearl, they both catch your interest in the very beginning, as well as paint a very vivid picture in your brain. In Of Mice And Men, it caught my interest with Lennie wanting to keep that dead mouse in his pocket. It also helps when John Steinbeck creates a good picture of what the two main characters look like in the beginning too.

In the Pearl, it caught my interest when the scorpion was about to sting Coyotito. That scene was in the very beginning. Like in Of Mice And Men, Steinbeck likes to create a vivid picture in your mind. He does this by explaining what the area aroung Kino looks like. In conclusion, what makes these two books great is the fact that John Steinbeck makes them interesting from the very beginning with a clear picture of the setting and characters, and that you are intrigued as to what will happen next too.

~Jackson Morrison

This book conveys to me that not every story has a happy ending. It's realistic, and injustice is the new reality. -(See my reply to Kelly on the discussion under "Of Mice and Men" for further insight/speculation) Brandon Curren