Of Mice and Men

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Summary: Classic!
Review: This story is a simple one in many ways. It's about the Depression, class relations, friendship, and how we treat people with disabilities. It has as much relevance today as it did when it first came out. I read it years ago, and I still remember it. As another reviewer mentioned, it says a great deal about the importance of Steinbeck's message that Lenny has been recreated in so many Warner Brothers cartoons -- he's an archetypical character.

I loved how vividly Steinbeck brought the reader back to the Great Depression. He really showed how difficult that time period was, and the way the "American Dream" has been sold to people who will likely never reach it. The relationship between Lenny and George was absolutely wonderful -- I loved that George did try to take care of Lenny, even if I didn't like how he treated him at times. All the characters were full bodied, three dimensional people. The choices Steinbeck had them make seemed sensible. This novel is essentially flawless, and I would reccommend it to anyone over the age of about 12 -- it does have some rather serious themes, so readers who are very young, even if they can read it (its' written in fairly simple language) might find some parts disturbing. If you didn't read this book in high school, read it now -- you'll be glad you did.

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Summary: Of Mice And Men
Review: I like it how john steinbeck picked the characters. George being the smaller individual who had the brains and was a nicer looking guy and Lennie being the very big strong guy with being mentally challenged. george could have went back on his word to lennies aunt and left him to be put in an asylum but he kept his word and took care of lennie and soon became best friends with lots of trusts in each other. Curley's wife now presomed to me as a kind of girl or woman that sleeps around alot a\or thats how she acts when she was first introduced but come time to the end she was just looking for somebody to talk to. Curley was a little different he always wanted to picked a fight with the new people that are bigger than him so he would be known as the head huancho.
this story was well put together as a wrighter for john steinbeck having his life time thirty years or more years between our time life is pretty much the same beside the migratoty workers which there are still some around.

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Summary: Which way did he go, which way did he go?
Review: The themes of man's inhumanity to man, the nature of friendship, and labor vs management all come shining through in this touching classic. A few reviewers worried that the book may be a little tough for children under fourteen to handle; ironically, this is a true testament to this book's enduring impact on American culture. It is too late to worry about really young children "reading" this story, because if they grew up in America watching the Saturday morning cartoons, they have already watched the movie version of OF MICE AND MEN several hundred times. That's right. Warner Brothers cartoons frequently paired a big, strong, dumb character with a little pipsqueek who comically controls him, slaps him around, or takes care of him. The little guy is "the Boss." They got that routine straight from Steinbeck's novel. If you want examples, the most recent one is probably Pinkie and the Brain, but they have done it for years with cats, dogs, wolves, and zoot-suited gangsters. The big ox-like one is almost always stumbling into and accidentally smacking the [heck] out of the little boss in his eagerness to pursue the prey, often Bugs Bunny. "Which way did he go? Which way did he go? The wittle wabbit, I want to hug him and squeeze him, and hug him." "Shaddup!" Slap!

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Summary: A great story about the American dream (an easy read, too)
Review: "Of Mice and Men," which I recently read for school, is a moving story about the "American dream" that took hold of so many people during the depression era. George and Lennie, the protagonists, are scouring California for jobs, so they can save up to buy a piece of land for themselves.

Lennie, who is retarded, is a character that gives the impression of complete innocence. He is huge, but, ironically, his only hobby is petting soft, pretty things. He does what George tells him to do, goes wherever George tells him to, and takes all of George's abuse in stride. Lennie is completely optimistic, thinking about the dream farm all the time. George is Lennie's caretaker, a sort of brother figure. He yells at Lennie but truly cares for him and feels compelled to take care of him, a belief shattered in the end.

Of Mice and Men is a truly great story, full of symbolism and with a compelling, perfect plot.

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Summary: The Destiny of the Migrant M S/WI
Review: The novel Of Mice and Men by john Steinbeck is a unique book. The book is about two friends, their dreams and solidarity of others.George and Lennie are two main characters and two amiable friends. Also they look after each other, but George can't guard Lennie because Lennie has a mind of young child, so he get into trible very oftan. As migrant workers they run to accomplished thir dreams. The friendship of Lennie and George and solidarity of others is the main theme in this book. I like the book because it has such a good lesson to learn, and the language that has an effect that touched the heart. I will absolutely recomend the book because as I menntioned about that Lennie gets into trible very oftan, so to protect him George has to make big decision for Lennie. So to find outhow he protects his friend, to learn about friendship, and how solidarity effects others lives, you must read the book Of Mice and Men.

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Summary: An American Classic
Review: "Of Mice and Men" is about two men who try to survive in the middle of the Great Depression. George is a pretty normal guy, but his friend Lenny is retarded. They go around California looking for work, but everywhere they go Lenny does something that makes them leave. This is a great story of two men that have a great friendship that cannot be broken.

Steinbeck portrays the Depression vividly. He shows how people behaved and just treated other people. What people had to do to survive back then is crazy. Lenny is just an innocent bystander in this horrid time in our history. In that time there was no room for innocence. You fought to live or you died. I give this book five stars.

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Summary: Of Mice and Men
Review: George and Lennie are very good friends. They are always doing things together and travel together. Lennie is the one who always makes trouble and Veorge always helps him. But now, Lennie just causes a serious problem that Veorge even can't help. Lennie is a huge guy, has a ind of a young child, and George is small and quick. Two of them are totally the opposite, not only the way they look, and the way they act, but they have a same dream. I like this book and I will recommend you to read it, because it is great and it will always give you surprise. Also, you will learn their friendship.

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Summary: Companions
Review: George and Lennie were the best of friends. Lennie was a huge man. He was a hard worker. Lennie was not very smart. He got himself into alot of trouble because he could not understand many situations. Lennie's main concern was to pet nice things and that is what got him into the most trouble. With his size, Lennie did not even understand his own strength. George took care of Lennie. He did all the thinking that Lennie could not do himself. He had patience with Lennie, while other could not. No matter what he still stuck with Lennie and took care of him. Together, they had a dream and wanted so bad to reach it that they felt it was always within one step their grasp.
This book showed the greatness of friendship. I would recommend this book to my friends because it shows the meaning of friendship and patience. This book is about dreams and how important they are in pushing someone to reach them.

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Summary: Friendship
Review: Fiendship is very important to everyone. In this book Lennie always does something wrong, but he never know what is wrong. George is his only friend, always protects him from danger. They belong to each other. The ranch of Soledad is where they work. In this new work place, Lennie really keeps George in hot water and George has to make a hard choice. They have a sweet dream of land , which belongs to themselves. Will this dream come true? I like this book, because Steinbeck's story is so exciting that I held my breath until I finish reading to the end.

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Summary: Of Mice and Men (Strout)
Review: John Stienbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, grabs the reader's attention from the opening scene and does not let go of it until the last page. I usually do not enjoy reading, but this book was able to keep me interested and I actually read it in one sitting, this book is one that you really cannot put down once you pick it up. The simplistic storyline allows readers of all levels to enjoy the story and not get lost, yet is not too simple that the novelette becomes boring.

At the start of the novel, we are introduced to George and Lennie the novel's two main characters. They are fleeing from their former hometown because Lennie has gotten the duo into trouble again. It is not that Lennie is a troublesome character, as that he is unaware of his physical strength. This physical stature combined with his naïve nature, which is due to his mental disability, causes many problems for him and George. The two dream of owning their own ranch one day with many fields and rabbits for Lennie. To fulfill this dream they work on a ranch to earn and save money. While on the ranch Lennie is subjected to many awkward situations. George's loyalty to Lennie is often challenged by his friend's mishaps, he always remains true. Twisting the plot al the way to the end, Stienbeck creates a novelette that teaches us the meaning of a true friend. In enjoyed this book and you will too.