1. Writing your Introduction
How to write a good MLA paper for Of Mice and Men

2. Hooks
A good hook sentence will use only the right words and will be as polished and refined as possible.
Honestly, this is how you should approach writing all of your sentences, but if you only have one absolutely perfect sentence in your work, let it be your hook.

3. Best type for this essay: Startling FACT (or Universal Truth
Such types of hooks for essays serve to surprise your reader. Give the interesting fact about something you are going to describe and discuss in your essay’s body, and you will grab the attention of your audience at once.

4. Next step: Introduce the book!
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Make sure to connect the book to the hook. So, if you are talking about powerless and powerful characters, you could say,
One book that demonstrates people’s need for power is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.

5. Next Step: Sum up the book, preferably how it relates to your thesis, in a few sentences
Example: Steinbeck’s novel is about the search of power during the Great Depression, and he uses different character relationships to demonstrate the way people use and abuse others for power.

6. Give your examples, BRIEFLY
The characters of Curley, Curley’s wife, and Crooks all feel power through their interactions with people they feel they can control or hurt.
Or-
Steinbeck uses the character of Curley to show power through strength and finances. Curley’s wife shows power by using her racial superiority in society. Crooks uses his intelligence to obtain power.

7. Insert THESIS STATEMENT
Through the actions of these characters, Steinbeck shows that people feel powerful when they are belittling those around them.

8. Works Cited