Of Mice and Men
by: John Steinbeck
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Tragic tale of a retarded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him. With illustrations from the movie starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.
Tragic tale of a retarded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him. With illustrations from the movie starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.
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- Classic work of literature
Classic story of two nomadic laborers who's goal is to own their own farm.The book is set in Depression Era California where Steinbeck grew up.George is the brains while Lennie is the brawn. Each makes up for the other's weaknesses.Steinbeck shows the unselfishness of George as he takes it upon himself to care for Lennie, mainly to keep him out of trouble.Unfortunately, Lennie finds trouble which leads to the death of a young girl.It is at this point George must decide whether to protect ... Read More
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- Boring
I was made to read this for English and thoroughly disliked every moment of it. I thought the plot was boring and it wasn't nearly as good as everyone appears to believe it is.
The only reason I am not giving 1 star is because when I look back on the story I can sort of see it being realistic, but then again every time I hear mention of this book I pretty much get nightmares.
Rating: - Book Review:Of Mice & Men
The Story Line
Lennie and his traveling companion, George, are on the road in the Salinas, California area looking for work.Lennie has an intellectual/mental impairment that renders him child-like and unaware of his own strength and size.By today's standards, he may be considered a "Gentle Giant."George, on the other end of the "structure spectrum" is clever, however short tempered.What George does possess is a strong devotion to care for Lennie to the best of his ability.However, ... Read More
Rating: - Of Mice and Men
This is a wonderful, beautifully written story of two loyal, polar opposite friends.Lennie a tall, strong, slow, gentle giant, is looked after by his friend George, a short, clever little man.They make their way together all over the country searching for jobs and trying to achieve their dream of owning their own piece of land.Lennie does some "bad things" and keeps losing both of them their jobs.George sticks by Lennie and looks after him nonetheless.They finally end up at a ranch where they meet ... Read More
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- Book Review -- Of Mice and Men
In the land of opportunity, everyone strives to achieve the ultimate goal: to live the American dream. Of Mice and Men's protagonists George Milton and Lennie Small are no different. John Steinbeck gives his readers the reality of the road to the American dream.
George and Lennie dream of owning their own farm and being their own bosses, but they need to work for the money to buy land first. While working on a ranch, they encounter troubles with the boss' son, Curley, a hot-headed and aggressive man. ... Read More
- Classic work of literatureClassic story of two nomadic laborers who's goal is to own their own farm.The book is set in Depression Era California where Steinbeck grew up.George is the brains while Lennie is the brawn. Each makes up for the other's weaknesses.Steinbeck shows the unselfishness of George as he takes it upon himself to care for Lennie, mainly to keep him out of trouble.Unfortunately, Lennie finds trouble which leads to the death of a young girl.It is at this point George must decide whether to protect ... Read More
- BoringI was made to read this for English and thoroughly disliked every moment of it. I thought the plot was boring and it wasn't nearly as good as everyone appears to believe it is.
The only reason I am not giving 1 star is because when I look back on the story I can sort of see it being realistic, but then again every time I hear mention of this book I pretty much get nightmares.
- Book Review:Of Mice & MenThe Story Line
Lennie and his traveling companion, George, are on the road in the Salinas, California area looking for work.Lennie has an intellectual/mental impairment that renders him child-like and unaware of his own strength and size.By today's standards, he may be considered a "Gentle Giant."George, on the other end of the "structure spectrum" is clever, however short tempered.What George does possess is a strong devotion to care for Lennie to the best of his ability.However, ... Read More
- Of Mice and MenThis is a wonderful, beautifully written story of two loyal, polar opposite friends.Lennie a tall, strong, slow, gentle giant, is looked after by his friend George, a short, clever little man.They make their way together all over the country searching for jobs and trying to achieve their dream of owning their own piece of land.Lennie does some "bad things" and keeps losing both of them their jobs.George sticks by Lennie and looks after him nonetheless.They finally end up at a ranch where they meet ... Read More
- Book Review -- Of Mice and MenIn the land of opportunity, everyone strives to achieve the ultimate goal: to live the American dream. Of Mice and Men's protagonists George Milton and Lennie Small are no different. John Steinbeck gives his readers the reality of the road to the American dream.
George and Lennie dream of owning their own farm and being their own bosses, but they need to work for the money to buy land first. While working on a ranch, they encounter troubles with the boss' son, Curley, a hot-headed and aggressive man. ... Read More
