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Summary: Post-Depression American Tragedy
Review: "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck remains properly on the reading lists of high school students because of the regional imagery through succinct dialogue. Unlike "Grapes of Wrath," Steinbeck brings us swiftly into each moment, never letting us linger too long before walking us to the next place.The American Dream has many variations, but always, it is about independence and the pride of being one's own man. Lennie and George want this independence more than most men, but have less than most men to get there. In their case, it isn't a white picket fence, but a farm where they can raise rabbits. Lennie is not a bright man. He desires to care for someone and to be loved, but is unable to think past his own fear. George tries to protect him, but he too, although smarter than Lennie, is managed by his insecurity and foolishness. The story surrounds Lennie and George's efforts to get and retain work on ranch near Soledad, and more so, toward their American Dream. The big picture is always with them, but it is the day-by-day difficulties they have with being outsiders. Their intrinsic inability to be free is sheer tragedy, as they both fail again and again to make the right decision. It's a lonely story about two men who hope more than they can think, who are destined by their misery never to enjoy true companionship and happiness. Few books are as thematically pure as "Of Mice and Men," which follows Man's search for self and meaning carefully. It is harsh in language and image, and the abstract ideas might be too much for younger readers to comprehend, but any intelligent teen will gain from it where John Knowles' "A Separate Peace" and J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" leave off. I fully recommend "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. Anthony Trendl
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Summary: "Let's do it now. Le's get that place now."
Review: George Milton and Lennie Small, two migrant workers find work from a farm and start saving money for their future. A book about shattered dreams, loneliness, and the relationship between people. Usually I don't enjoy books I have to read as an assignment in school, but this one was an exception. This book was John Steinbeck's first big success and I can really see why. He's a great writer that, like my teacher says doesn't write stories that go from rags to riches. One of my new favorite books. Really got me thinking.
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Summary: Three books
Review: Three books I could not live without: Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," "Bark of the Dogwood" by McCrae, and this book: "Of Mice and Men." If I had to pick my favorite, it would be "Of Mice and Men." The writing is simple and eloquent, and the story of how man treats his fellow man is at once anger provoking and at the same time inspiring. Inspiring in that, while some of human nature is horrible, there is also that element that makes up for the bad ways we treat each other. Do yourself a favor and read this book.
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Summary: Of mice and men, by John Steinbeck
Review: Of mice and men is written by the nobel prize winner John Steinbeck. It's basicliy about two guys George and Lennie. We neet them in California together on their way to a new job at a ranch. George is the small one and the quick whitted of them, he has promised Lennies aunt to look after him. Lennie is the a big guy, strong as a bull but he is mentally retartded, he's like a kid's head in an adult body. Together they have a dream to own a place where they can live fatta the lan as said in the book and they will have rabbits. Lennie likes animals, espesially small one like rabbits. But he has a strengt he cannot handle, so he ends of killing them. George and Lennie gets a job at the ranch where they meet Slim, Curley, his wife and some ohters. Slim is the "group leader" he lokks after everone, Curley is the bosses son, his wife likes boys a lot, Thats what kills George and Lennies dream in the end.
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Summary: Of Mice And Men
Review: Of mice and men is written by John Steinbeck. The story takes place in California USA at the beginning of 20th century.We meet Lennie and George, 2 men who travel together to a ranch in southern California.Their goal is to earn enough money to buy their own place and live the american dream.
But on the journey they stumble upon several difficulties.
They get job on a ranch and meet several people who've been working there for some time.
But the thing that makes the story interresting is that Lennie is large and strong guy but is mentaly retardet.So George has to give him directions. The books shows us how two men get along even if their quite different but have the same goal.
It also shows us how people lived during this century.
But it also have some twists and turns , including a unpredictably and tragic ending. John Steinbeck has showed us several things througout this book, how a relationship between two men could be destroyed because of their personalities, actions and their boss wife. My opinion about this book :
Its really good, these situations are normal in nowdays too.
And even if its a old book, you would learn things that no one else can teach you.
If you havent read then your missing something huge.
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Summary: Definitely one of my favorite novels...
Review: Of Mice and Men is by far my most favorite John Steinbeck novel. Of Mice and Men takes place in California where we meet Lennie and George; they are both farm workers going from farm to farm working in the fields. Both Lennie and George are both two different people, but they each have their own strong points and weak points; Lennie is strong, but has the brain of a five year old, George is smart, but not strong like Lennie. A lot of times, George decides for Lennie, and Lennie is almost never left alone by himself. So they come to a farm and do some work, but the farmers wife comes around, and she is known for messing around with the other farm workers, so he keeps his wife on a short lease. As the story progresses, George and Lennie feel their friendship come closer, and you start to care for Lennie because he does not know any better, so you feel sorry for him. Now one night, Lennie is left alone, and the farmers wife comes to Lennie who is in the barn, and hurts one of his animals, so he takes him in his arms and violently shakes her, eventually killing her. The Lennie tries to bring her back to life, then failing. So when George comes back to the farm, so now everyone in the farm goes hunting for Lennie. So with shotguns ready to kill Lennie, George looks for Lennie and eventually see's him, and rescus's him from his misery; killing him with the shotgun. It is a sad tale, but yet very warming and yet very good. This is an American classic, but yet still very good even as old as this book is. A definite read, I have read this book three times and yet it stills one of my favorite books by John Steineck
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Summary: Everybody has a dream
Review: Different people see diffent things in the same book. What captured me the most is the dream shared by George and Lennie and later the others. A dream of having ones own places, a dream of having someone to be there for you. The major characters are drawn together by the same dream, yet be pulled away by the social and communication barriers. The "nigger" don't know how to talk to others without pretending to be angry, the "tart" don't know how to communicate without flirting. Nobody undersand what is in the others mind, yet at the end of the day they are actually the same people sharing the same dream. It is a very well structured story: from the killing of Candy's old dog to the killing of Lennie; from Lennie's anger about the puppy's death to the Candy's anger about the girl's death. I believe this story is still relevant today. Many many temporary agricultural workers are probably still having the same kind of lives. The dreams, many shattered by the harsh reality, go on.
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Summary: An American Classic
Review: This is a straightforward tale told in simple straightforward language about the love (brotherly) and dreams of two men, George and the simple Lennie. It's a beautiful story and few written can equal it.
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Summary: tight
Review: Of Mice and Men
This book is basically about two guys named George and Lennie who look out for each other. One has strength, but is mentally challenged and George, on the other hand, is small but smart. He looks out for George to make sure he doesn't get in any trouble. They work on farms cleaning things and doing farm work. Things happen to them and they have to runaway and go work somewhere else. And they meet people that becomes there friends and some people they meet are jerks. Look forward for sluts, guns, swearing, and even braking of necks. 4 out of 5
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Summary: ofmiceandmen
Review: i'm a high school student, one who doesn't normally read "classics" (if this could be called one, i'm not sure, after all, i don't READ EM, usually), last year in 11th grade english i wasn't doing so well, so i had to do some extra credit reading, and i chose of mice and men from a list of 19 other, less appealing books. I never got around to reading it until the next year however, which i guess was better since, i like reading on my own accord, rather than for school. I'm a stubborn person like that. Its a short read, about 120 pages, i think. I thought since i had to buy the book, i might as well read it, i can get it in one sitting, and be done with it. With titles like "east of eden" and "grapes of wrath", i really didn't think i'd like it, i mean "east of eden" is in oprahs book club, and everything about oprah's show disgusts me. Before you judge me, on that statement on oprah, keep in mind i'm a 16 year old, a kid. But back to the point, i read the story.
What really scared me about the book (before i read it) was that it is required reading for some american literature classes. And from my experiences, english classes, have done nothing but to scare people away from books, that all good books, are just complex masses of hard-to-get symbols, metaphors, imagery, blah blah blah.
So thats what i went into the book expecting, to be confused the whole way through because of my inadequate reading skills. But since it was so short, i thought i'd survive at least. The first page and the half of the second page, was describing the landscape, which started to scare me. But once the characters were introduced, it was loads easier to get through. What caught me was that the dog character from looney tunes, the one that always gets fooled by the squirrel hes supposed to chase, sounded alot like lennie "which way did he go, george? which way did he go?", you should know what i mean.
What i really liked about the book was how human it was, especially in a negative sense. Being somewhat of an misanthrope (not REALLY, but i'm not exactly the most optimistic person ever), i enjoyed steinbeck's crack on human nature. Lennie, being too small-minded to use his own judgement, of whats right or wrong, what'll help or harm, whats too much or too little, what to be scared of, what to do, relies on other people's wills, in a mother-son, father-son kind of way. But since, it is an grown man (a STRONG man), the problems of his dependence on others are much more serious (such as murder).
Just read it, its only about 8 dollars, if you don't like it, then its not that much of a loss, but if you give it a chance, on your time, rather than because of a school assignment, you'll probably like it.
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