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Summary: Misfortune...
Review: Steinbeck "Of Mice and Men" demonstrates the power of a true friendship, the value of sticking with what we believe, and taking responsibility into our own hands no matter how much that could hurt. A very interesting style of writing and the choice of the written dialect make it even more fun to read and not let go. A story that contains so many emotions in each chapter, the transition from one situation to another is delivered so smoothly that you will have a hard time putting the book down before reaching the last page. There is a lot to learn from Steinbeck style, story and his idea of a true friendship.
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Summary: Of Mice and Men - A past and future classic
Review: John Steinbeck's book is a definite future classic. The short novel features two runaways who find a job on a northern California farm bucking barley. The simple plot entrances the reader who is trying to figure out how it will finish. Steinbeck creates two grown men who contrast almost entirely. First there's George, a short, squat, shart middle-aged man who has a sort of leader type personality. Enter Lennie, a giant of a man who has some sort of mental disease that renders him a "dumb dumb." The two seem to create a famous mobster par, with George as the headman and Lennie as his big sidekick/bodyguard. The two men were forced to leave their previous jobs and residence because of a mistake on Lennie's part. The two soon find a job on a farm along with a supporting cast of interesting characters whose personalities are exquisitly described by Steinbeck. George and Lennie are forced to scrimp and save their money from their bare minimum jobs in hopes of someday fulfilling their dream of buying a farm of their own. Capitalizing on Lennie's mind, Steinbeck reates an out-of-the-blue plot twist at the end that reflects Steinbeck's book writing brilliance. This book never slows down, earning a grade of: Must Read
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Summary: Of Mice and Men
Review: Of Mice and Men, written during the great depression, explains, in beautiful detail, the life of two homless men. The book takes place on a ranch in Soledad, California. George and Lennie are the main characters. These two homeless men travel around the United States looking for work. They find it in Soledad. George is small and has all the brains bteween the two friends, Lennie is tal and slow but "One hell of a strong worker," according to George. I canit say anymore. They dream of making enough money at this ranch and buy a small plot of land with a small house on it. It's a short book with only one hundered and eighteen pages. It is one of the best classic,s I've ever read, (the others being The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings series.) The main and supporting characters are George and Lennie, Slim, Crooks, Curley, Curley's Wife (she doesn't have a name), Carlson, and Candy. I'm not going to tell the end but I will say that it is quite depressing, though a great book.
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Summary: A masterpiece -- and I will never forget it!
Review: John Steinbeck wrote this classic gem in 1937. It's been a Broadway play and there have been several adaptations of it in movies and TV. I was generally familiar with the story but this was the first time I actually read the book. Wow! I was completely blown away! This is the story of a two lonely and alienated men who work as farm laborers, drifting from job to job in California. Lennie is gentle giant, physically strong but mentally retarded. George guides and protects Lennie but also depends on him for companionship. Together, they have a dream to someday buy a little farm where they can grow crops and raise rabbits and live happily ever after. This, of course, is not to be as the title suggests. "The best laid plans of mice and men" is a line in a poem by Robert Burns, which describes how a field mouse's world is destroyed by a plow. Steinbeck's narrative voice is seemingly simple in his descriptions of nature of as well as the details of the bunkhouse. His characterizations of the people are magnificent. We meet the other workers, all loners, and appreciate the beauty of the unique friendship between Lennie and George. We meet Candy, the old man who is outliving his usefulness. We meet Crooks, the black stable hand, shunned by the men and therefore turning to books for companionship. We meet the cruel Curley who taunts Lennie into a fight. And we meet Curley's wife, another lonely soul who uses her femininity to get the wrong kind of attention. There's tension in every word and I found myself holding my breath, knowing that something awful would happen, my eyes glued to the page, the world of Lennie and George deeply etched into my consciousness. I was pulled right into the story, wanting to shout warnings as I saw the inevitable consequences. The ending was incredibly sad, but yet satisfying. It couldn't have ended any other way. It's a small book, only 118 pages long. But it is a masterpiece and I will never forget it. I give it my highest recommendation.
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Summary: Pam from Mrs. Casserly's 5th pd.
Review: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck was a very intriguing novel. There were both strengths and weaknesses to either the plot, charaterization, and readability. The book was a very easy and smooth book to read.
The book was about the life of a man whose mind seemed intangible. The story plot did not quite explain how he got that way, however, did make some excuses for the way he was acting. In the beginning or throughout the book, the story did not explain how Lennie's Aunt died. Throughout the book, though, I got a pretty good feel for who Lennie was and how he thought of certain situations.
This book held my interest during the whole book because of its dialog, characters thought process, and the question what what would happen next. John Steinbeck did an excellent job of showing the good sides of egotistical people and how they deal with others.
This was a great book to read and would be really good for a sequel. It showed that there are different types of people in the world and that there are conflicting personalities at times. I recommend this book to anyone who loves to just sit and read a book in one sitting.
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Summary: Of Mice and Men:A Review
Review: I've never had to work on a ranch, but I got a chance to when I read OF MICE AND MEN, by John Steinbeck. Through the entire book I also felt the great bond of friendship between Lennie and George, the main characters. The friendship is always present, in good or bad times, until the last act pulls the two apart.
Of all the characters, I'm only going to tell you about the three of them that stick out in my mind. The first of these three is my favorite, Lennie. I like him because of his attitude towards everything. He is presented as a lovable dolt with the mind of a child and the body of a giant. He underestimates his strength quite a few times, the last of which gets him killed. Lennie will do anything George says. George id a small man will sharp, quick, features. He and Lennie were originally traveling to California together because Lennie had gotten in trouble and needed someone to look after him and George wanted money. They both want a farm they can live on together. The last character I have is Curly, a mean-hearted man and the rancher's son. He is also the first person Lennie hurts.
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Summary: a very good book, just some stuff I had problems with
Review: I had to read Of Mice and Men as summer reading for my freshman year in high school. It's a very good book. Overrall, I enjoyed it. There were just some little things I couldn't handle. Because I'm very sensitive, I wasn't comfortable with certain scenes in the book. I had trouble reading those parts and I couldn't understand why it happened that way. John Steinbeck did a good job on this one, on the other hand. It's well-written and interesting, it just has some flaws. I still own the book and I still read it every now and then. But it will never be classified as one of my favorite books. I recommend it for anyone, but if you're like me, and you have trouble reading about violence and troubling scenes, you might want to hold off for awhile. I don't want anyone to miss out on a book like this, but I don't want anyone to become upset over it, either.
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Summary: Very good
Review: I like a variety of authors including this one. His writing is up to the point and dramatic, funny and sad. This book is great for anyone.
PS-It will make a few more of those old Cartoon jokes make more sense ;)
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Summary: Reviewing Of Mice and Men
Review: John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, set in California in the 1930's, involves two main characters, Lennie and George, who work together to achieve their dream of owning their own farm. Lennie, mentally handicapped, loves to touch soft thing, which plays a major role in the novel. At one time, George, Lennie's partner, used to force Lennie to inflict harm on himself for George's own amusement until one day when George told Lennie to jump into a river, where Lennie almost drowned. George and Lennie begin working on a new ranch because they had to flee the former ranch t because of Lennie's actions. On the new ranch, the duo meet Candy, an older man who feels that his services are of minimal use at the ranch. One day, Candy overhears George and Lennie talking about their idea for a farm. Candy says that he will give him their life savings if he can go with them, and they figure that if they work one more month on the ranch, with Candy's money, they will be able to buy their own place. The book uses numerous symbols to portray its messages. The farm that George describes to Lennie, where they will grow their own food and tend their own livestock, is one of the most powerful symbols in the book. It is so powerful because it makes the reader want to believe that the characters can accomplish their dream. To each of the characters the farm represents the possibility of freedom, independence, and protection from the world. Of Mice and Men is also on the Banned Book List because the book contains uses of profanity, and because of George's mistreatment of Lennie. By banning or challenging the book, people try to limit access to the book because they find the book unfit for a certain group to read. This book does contain profanity, but it is done so in a manner that makes the book seem realistic of the times. The book does a wonderful job of portraying the hardships and dreams during the Great Depression in California. When people try to limit access to a book of this caliber, they take away from another individual's enlightenment.
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Summary: Of Mice and Men! More like Manly Mice!
Review: I found several critical problems with this play, including narrative structure, plot thematics, metaphorical irony, and satirical narcissism. Serious scholars need not apply. The books are not for the people to do with Lenny and Carl. Shooting the tragedy in the end is an unfortunate incident for the lives of everyone on the earthen structures. If you're good looking for Steinbeck, I suggest the "Rapes of Wrath."
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