What elements of Modernism do you see in the opening chapters of the John Steinbeck novel Of Mice and Men?

Literary
modernism is about intentionally discarding old techniques, and embracing news ways both of
writing and of knowing the world. Modernism suggests that rational, fact based approaches to
life and to knowledge are not in keeping with the actual ways we experience the world.

by , introducesandin a way that makes the reader adopt some of
these ideas if they are to make any headway towards understanding these characters. Lennie isn't
someone who can be understood with facts and rationality, and neither can George's dedication to
him. Lennie is a beautiful example of a modernist character because he can only experience the
world through feeling, without any of the rationalist filters that George and others have
learned to apply.