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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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Summary: awesome!
Review: this book has been great it brings a lot of emotions and it's cool to see different types of people caring for each other and having a real great friendship until the end........
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Summary: Plot + Characters = Great Story!
Review: Of Mice and Men is a brilliant work of love, hate, companionship, and morals; which reaffirms Steinbeck's place in literary history. The character Lennie holds a place in all our hearts as we traverse the odd little ranch-hand world of the early 1900s. This story takes you back into the lives of two of the most intriguing characters readers will ever come across. The plot twists and turns through interesting predicaments, one after another. Only to arrive at its gripping, and depressing, yet cheering, but melancholy, and still joyous ending; all wrapped up with a sense of foreboding that makes you wish for a sequel...but want to let it be at the same time. Everyone should read this book...it will open your eyes to reevaluate your future.
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Summary: 'The best laid schemes of mice and men; go often wrong'
Review: I'm not going to give you a summary of this story, as you'll find many on this page. I'll tell you this, though, buy this book in the store, they're overcharging for it here. And aside from that, this book *is* wonderful. I had to read the first chapter for school and read the rest on my own. The imagery is vivid and all of the characters, from the least important to the main two, Lennie and George, breathe a life of their own. Another good one by John Steinbeck is 'The Pearl.'
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Summary: One Powerful Story
Review: I have just recently read the book "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck and it is one of my all time favorites. John Steinbeck depiction of the farmland of the early 1900's was incrediable. The book is about two guys George and Lennie. George is the brains and Lennie some how screws everything up. Lennie has a good heart and good intentions but he is definatly clumsy. Even though the book is only about 120 pages long, it is so good, it ranks up there with the long books i've read. Just an awesome book all the way around. If i could i'd give it more than 5 stars.
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