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Summary: A Simple Read
Review: Of Mice and Men was about the best book I have ever read. It's a story of George and Lenny, two men that have not much more than each other. It's a captivating book, but not one to read if you like exciting, happily ever after endings. John Steinbeck is not that kind of writer. Everything that happens in the book is foreshadowed, and by the end it has you saying, "Oh, that's why he wrote whate he wrote in the beginning." It's a great book and a must read for high school students.
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Summary: " Of Mice and Men" a book i will never forget
Review: This book is a really great book. It teaches respect. One of the men in this book his name is Lennie. Lennie is mentally challenged. He isn't all that challenged because he and do a lot of things and remember a lot of things as well. Now he has a friend named George. George helps Lennie throughout the whole book. George is like a bigger brother to Lennie, but he really isn't.
George and Lennie go around trying to get jobs hoping one day they can make enough money to own their own farm. They land a job at this one farm. They become friends with the other men who live and work there. Lennie even though he is challenged he is a very big, strong man. He gets in a fight with another man there and he crushes his hand. The way that George helps Lennie in this book I thought was respectful and a good thing.
Its not like George treats Lennie bad and is disrespectful to him, he treats him with respect and when I read this book it taught me a lot about other people like Lennie. Now I could tell you what happened at the end f this book, but i'm not going to. If you really liked this review and you're really interested you will just have to read " Of Mice and men' by John Stienbeck.
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Summary: Of Mice and Men
Review: An excellent piece of classic American literature, painting a very detailed picture of early America and the foot and thumb tradition.Steinbeck's writing are in what I assume his finest form. The incorporation of slang and half-witted conversations adds to the atmosphere of this novel . It essentially is a story of Lenny (a slow giant-like person), and George ( the quick and sharp brains of the two). The bond they share is quite unforgettable as the losses they both take paint a strong image of brotherhood between males.
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Summary: I ain't done nothin George!?
Review: This is truly one of the best books I've ever been exposed to. One word marks up most all of the dialouge. Profanity. There is cussin/swearing/four-letter-words/bad-mouthin all over this book. There is so much profanity in this book that at first it seems ludicrous. That is what makes it so good. Once you start to get used to it, you feel like you've been cussin all your life. Be careful, because if you let it go to your head, you might turn into Chris Rock. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the ultimate goal of any good writer is to allow the reader to join the story as a character themself. Becoming passive to the constant profanity causes you to become closer to the characters, and then, you are a character. It only gets better after that. When you find yourself throwing the book against the wall yelling, Why did you do it!!?!??!! I think you will understand what I mean . The book is horribly short, but it can't be too long or it would ruin the whole thing. I just wish Steinbeck would have molded the storyline to allow it to be longer. However, I would not have been able to bring myself to change it either after I read all the way. it doesn't matter, only a few works of imagination have been successful in making me a character of the story itself. They all recieved five stars. This one is no different!
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Summary: A devastating, yet beautiful novel
Review: Of Mice and Men is a great prototype for gritty realism. At the end there are no sunsets or glorious lifting of burdens that leave the protagonists free from worry for all time. However, it isn't an exercise in sorrow either. It is a portrait of a life and of two men trying to make one together. Yet, the one with the brains can only do so much, as the childlike giant is a danger to everyone around him, without meaning to be. This is one of Steinbeck's classics and for good reason. It is short yet it says everything it needs to say, which I think is one of the marks of a great writer: stop writing when the story is finished. This novel is deservedly a classic.
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Summary: Good Literature
Review: John Steinbeck does an incredible job of using what was happening during the time period to influence his characters. His two characters George and Lennie were complete opposites but they fit together perfectly. This book shows how even the hardest thing to do could be the best choice in life. George is a more serious minded man who just wants to stay on the good side of his boss on whatever job he is doing. Lennie always wants to hear about their future dream life and play with mice. Lennie is big and he doesn't always realize that he can hurt or even kill things. George promised Aunt Clara (the lady who looked over Lennie) that when she died that she could count on him to look out for Lennie. If you need a good book, that is not too long and has a great story and also a lot of good but not complicated symbolism, this is a great pick!
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Summary: Outstanding piece of literature
Review: I'm a big fan of Steinbeck to begin with. This book does a superb job of characterization. In my mind the two main characters, George and Lennie have such great personalities and they are complete opposites but for the story line they compliment each other beautifully. This is a piece of literature that really allows the reader to envision the characters and also shows the development of what it was like to live during this time period in America.
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Summary: Simplicity at its finest.
Review: "Of Mice and Men" is certainly a tragedy, and I would certainly not recommend you read the book if you aren't a place where you can cry openly. Steinberg has written a powerful book that will touch on very sensitive emotions as you follow the character George and Lenny through a short section of their lives together. The relationship between Lenny and George is related to the reader almost entirely through dilouge, allowing the reader to provide much of their own interpretations. Their relationship is the basis of the novel, and is only further developed through the use of other, very animated characters. This is not an action packed adventure, or a steamy romance, or even a suspense filled mystery, but instead a story of a very simply kind of love between very simple characters looking only for a simple existance.
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Summary: a book worth reading
Review: Of Mice and Men
by: John Steinbeck
reviewed by: S. Akkar
Period 1
Of Mice and Men is a tragic story about two different people. George, a short but mature man and Lennie, an enormous but immature person, have a goal. They have to find a job. After that, they will settle down in a land of many acres and live happily ever after. Fortunately, George and Lennie find a job. However, George has to hide Lennie's immaturity from the other workers. Later George killed Lennie because he cannot live peacefully with Lennie.
Overall, I liked this book. It was very intersting. One main reason I liked this book was because the part describing the life of George and Lennie amazed me. It showed them go through life's thick and thin. George and Lennie's difference in maturity was interesting in the book. It showed how two very different people can live together. An example of this is a quote in this book:"'I like 'em with ketchup,' Lennie said.'Well, we ain't got any!' George said angrily.
Another reason I liked this book is because of the way John Steinbeck described George and Lennie's goal. In the book, it said that George and Lennie "will live in a small house on a land of many acres" and that Lennie will get to "tend the rabbits" and "feed it with alfalfa." Suddenly, when George killed the "useless" Lennie, their dreams were all spoiled. I felt bad about George killing Lennie just because in his opinion, Lennie is useless.
From the whole book, my favorite part was when they got the job in the Salinas Ranch because it was a hard thing to find a job for George. That's because Lennie is always around, getting George in trouble. How happy George and Lennie were to finally get the job ! I would recommend this book to teenagers and older people because the genre of this book is more like young adult fiction. Overall, an entertaining book indeed !
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Summary: Of Mice and Men
Review: Of Mice and Men
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By:John Steinbeck
Reviewed by:S. Akkar
Period: 1
Of Mice and Men is a tragic story about the life of two different people. George, a short guy who is really mature, and Lennie, an enormous adult, who thinks like a toddler, have a goal. Their goal is to settle down in a land with many acres after getting a job somewhere successfully. Finally, George gets a job, and he has to protect Lennie from wandering around and his immaturity. Later, George kills Lennie because he knew he could not stand living with Lennie.
I liked this book. It shows how two totally different people live together. The character of George and Lennie was interesting in this book. It compares Lennie's immaturity and George's mental adulthood, which made me understand them more. Some examples in the book of their character comparison are when George gets mad at Lennie, who doesn't understand his anger. Quotes, such as,"'I like'em with ketchup.' Lennie said. 'Well, we ain't got no ketchup,' George said", compares George and Lennie's behavior.
George and Lennie's goals were interesting to read about. Their goal was to "live in a small house" where Lennie could "tend the rabbits". Their dream almost came to life when I read it. It was so descriptive and dramatic. Suddenly, when George killed Lennie, I felt sad, for now their dream was spoiled. This book was so interesting to read.
My Favorite part of the book was when George and Lennie got the job. I thought they would not get a job, because in the book, Lennie "lost every job for George". When they got their job, I was amazed to read how happy they were. Overall, this book was really entertaining, and I am sure readers from around the world will enjoy it too.
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