Of Mice and Men represent evil in that both oppress and abuse the migrants in different ways. Fate is felt most heavily as the characters' aspirations are destroyed when George is unable to protect Lennie (who is a real danger). Steinbeck presents this as "something that happened" or as his friend coined for him "non-teleological thinking" or "is thinking", which postulates a non-judgmental point of view. "Of Mice and Men" was Steinbeck's first attempt at writing in the form of novel-play termed a "play-novelette" by one critic. Structured in three acts of two chapters each, it is intended to be both a novella and
The Small Assassin (short story) the child out of it. Moving carefully through the house, he draws an item from his medical supplies and calls out to the baby, offering to show him "something shiny." The item is revealed to be a scalpel. "The Small Assassin" was adapted to the EC comic book "Shock SuspenStories" #7 (February/March, 1953) by Al Feldstein and George Evans. It was also adapted as an episode of the television series "The Ray Bradbury Theater" (April 9, 1988) featuring Susan Wooldridge, Leigh Lawson and Cyril Cusack. Another film adaptation was released in 2007. The Small Assassin (short story) "The Small Assassin"