Book Review On Of Mice And Men

Imagine living in a time where racism and poor undeveloped towns are still around and there are a lot of obstacles and events that take place. This was the time during the 1930's when two protagonists named George Milton and Lennie Small, who had planned to work in a ranch in a a town called Weed. In this ranch, both characters face different types of problems within the new workers that they're going to live with. Lennie Small is a character set to mentally special and is always in trouble and has George, his best friend, is always getting him out of it. In the book, we will see how. Lennie is the most sympathetic character due to his mental disability, having a mind of a child in a man's body, and how unintentionally he kills whatever pets he gets.

The story “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature. “Of Mice and Men” is about two characters George and Lennie. George is very smart but short. Lennie on the other hand is the complete opposite. He is big and has a mind of a child. In “Of Mice and Men” George and Lennie have a dream to own a piece of land somewhere in California. In this story Lennie is being made sympathetic by Steinbeck so then the story is more relatable. Steinbeck is doing this by showing Lennie to have some mental problems and also to make him act like a child in a manly ranch in California.

By showing these extreme actions, Steinbeck shows how complex human emotions can be and how internal struggles can affect a person and change the way they see

All throughout the book Steinbeck embedded small seemingly insignificant details that have evidently paved the road to the ending of the book. Small things such as Lennie liking to pet

John Steinbeck’s story, Of Mice and Men, is a book about two friends, George and Lennie, who travel around the country working together. George is a small man who is in charge of taking care of Lennie, his big huge friend who is mentally disabled. This in itself helps to provoke sympathy from people reading the book due to his increased responsibilities, however there are more things that occur to make us sympathize with George. When things happen to Lennie, like when Lennie gets into a fight and depends on George for instruction on how to handle things, is another important example of things that happen in the book, making George’s hardships apparent, which make people have an increasing amount of sympathy towards him. Also, at the end of the book, George is pushed to shoot Lennie because of the bad things he accidentally did, which had extremely bad criminal consequences.

Solidifying the theme of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, the protagonist George expresses his significant loneliness despite a strong kinship with his friend Lennie, “’I ain’t got no people… I seen the guys that go around the ranches alone. That ain’t no good’” (41). Published in 1937, amidst the horrific turmoil of the Great Depression, Steinbeck’s novella struck a sensitive chord with readers. Set in the heart of California’s Central Valley, this story follows two men, George and Lennie, as they run from old shadows to a new farm for work. Clinging to the distant dream of owning their own piece of land, the men imagine life outside their present difficulties. Illustrating that life is varied by emotional complexities beyond black and white, George’s longing for companionship and family seep through in conversations with his new co-worker Slim. Despite Lennie’s sheer physical strength, his mental abilities are limited to that of a naïve, innocent, and very young boy; the result is a relationship akin to an uncle and nephew. Lennie, with primal-like behaviors and a gold-fish memory, struggles to adhere to George’s words of wisdom. In the end, tragedy strikes them both as George is forced to kill Lennie due to an accident with the son of the landowner’s wife – a woman who looks for trouble at the onset. Consequently, George’s state of loneliness is bequeathed to a new level as he begins to imagine life without Lennie in tow.

The book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck depicts the american dream by telling a story of two friends named Lennie and George who share a dream of having their own farm. Lennie is a more sensitive character who doesn’t have much of a brain and George is a very independent and strong character. In the text Steinbeck was successful at making Lennie sympathetic because he shows with different events in the book how Lennie reacts to them based on his character traits.

The reader is exposed to dialogue among characters, for the first time, in chapter two, allowing the reader to easily identify Steinbeck’s distinct writing style. The introduction of dialogue allows the reader to notice the varying

Of Mice and Men is a novel set on a ranch in the Salinas Valley in California during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The title of the book is a reference to Robert Burns's poem To a Mouse. (1759 - 96):

Despite the fact that some characters found in this book are quite cruel, others promote important lessons and morals. “Teenagers can identify with characters in such novels and use them as role models for facing their own challenges.”(Young Adult Literature) Teens look towards books for inspiration and advice for their own life. Of Mice and Men gives teens hope of addressing their own. This book teaches teens to go after their dreams, no matter what anyone says. George and Lennie have a particular energy of determination that is inspiring to the reader. "O.K. Someday—we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and—" (Steinbeck 14). This dream that George and Lennie have, inspires the reader to also follow after his or her dreams. George and Lennie are two very inspirational young men who motivate the reader to have their own hopes and dreams for the future. Having something to look forward to keeps people happy and arouse their good spirits. Overall the inspirational characters in this book, share and unforgettable lesson, that schools should not got against and

Steinbeck explains his inability to fit in his throughout childhood, despite his parents prominence in the town, through the brothers Cal and Aron. Each brother exhibits

Steinbeck not only uses realism to make an impact on his readers but he also uses strong characterization to his advantage as well (Howard). By using characters such as Ma Joad and Curley's wife, he is able to personalize the novel for the reader. This technique that Steinbeck uses makes the reader feel like he/she can relate with the characters' struggles, therefore, creating a greater sense of understanding toward the characters' situations (Horn). These two characters can best be described as strong, courageous, and they show great amounts of

Chapter 3: “George half-closed his eyes.”I gotta think about that. We was always gonna do it by ourselves." Candy interrupted him, "I 'd make a will an ' leave my share to you guys in case I kick off, 'cause I ain 't got no relatives or nothing"”

We live in a world of dreams and desire to achieve, but sometimes we end up without achieving them. Therefore, Steinbeck brought this clearly as we see Lennie died without actually achieving his dreams. Also friendship has been expressed as the main theme in the novel. Despite the difficult moments they went through, George and Lennie’s friendship is all against the challenges. The two shared well dreams and loved one another so much. This is a great virtue even in modern

In the beginning of the story, two men named George Milton and Lennie Small are trying to make their way to a small ranch in Salinas Valley, California. George is the leader of their two man tribe, despite Lennie’s intimidating size. George is filled with determination and confidence while Lennie is a simple man with a big heart.