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Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

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  • Author：John Steinbeck
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Summary

Streetwise George and his big， childlike friend Lennie are drifters， searching for work in the fields and valleys of California。 They have nothing except the clothes on their back， and a hope that one day they’ll find a place of their own and live the American dream。 But dreams come at a price。 Gentle giant Lennie doesn’t know his own strength， and when they find work at a ranch he gets into trouble with the boss’s daughter-in-law。 Trouble so bad that even his protector George may not be able to save him…

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Shatina Brown ，

One of my favorite books of all time。 I read it once in high school and then read again as an adult after my daughter （in high school at the time） was given the assignment to read it。 It was great。 The book has a way of encouraging you to self reflect and to reflect on your surroundings and the choices you make in life that will effect others。

Nicole Daniele ，

This book definitely addresses very important topics of racism， poverty， treatment of women， inequality， frienship， agony， and that's just to name a few。 That is brilliant， however this book is really very graphic and i question how necessary that was， and whether it was just for shock value。 However， the book does go into great， vivid detail covering many many issues， including alienation and discrimination of marginalised groups during the Great Depression， and how people had to make a living This book definitely addresses very important topics of racism， poverty， treatment of women， inequality， frienship， agony， and that's just to name a few。 That is brilliant， however this book is really very graphic and i question how necessary that was， and whether it was just for shock value。 However， the book does go into great， vivid detail covering many many issues， including alienation and discrimination of marginalised groups during the Great Depression， and how people had to make a living doing anything they could。 The ending is shocking and heartbreaking， slightly unexpected too。 Overall， not my favourite but certainly a great read， though it is very graphic and can be hard to read at times。 。。。more

Maja ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I read this in school， It was not my kind of book。 Though I like classics。 But the ending got me sobbing， was not ready for that one。

anca ，

⇝ 2。5

Marzia ，

Universo devi leggere Steinbeck。 Non ho altro da dire， ho pianto da pagina 2 alla fine。

Negarin ，

روون راحت دلنشینالان دلم میخواد خوشه‌های خشم رو هم بخونمداستان جورج و لنی خیلی میبینم

Xin Gao ，

Steinbeck is always always always my favorite。 I loved Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden。 But this one， though much shorter， carried no less weight and meaning。 It's sad， but also heartwarming and hopeful。 I hated how it ended， but was also glad that Lennie had George throughout the journey。 Steinbeck is always always always my favorite。 I loved Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden。 But this one， though much shorter， carried no less weight and meaning。 It's sad， but also heartwarming and hopeful。 I hated how it ended， but was also glad that Lennie had George throughout the journey。 。。。more

David Silva ，

Olá novamente， John Steinbeck。Uma obra completamente diferente daquela com que "o estreei"， mas puxa， caramba， com mil macacos！Quantas as simbologias， mensagens e quantidade enorme de thought-provoking material。Tudo isto numa escrita tão simples， tão eficaz， em partes tão bonita e arrebatadora。Tem 100 páginas é certo， mas li-o num dia com tamanho prazer。。。 5* Olá novamente， John Steinbeck。Uma obra completamente diferente daquela com que "o estreei"， mas puxa， caramba， com mil macacos！Quantas as simbologias， mensagens e quantidade enorme de thought-provoking material。Tudo isto numa escrita tão simples， tão eficaz， em partes tão bonita e arrebatadora。Tem 100 páginas é certo， mas li-o num dia com tamanho prazer。。。 5* 。。。more

truenorth ，

I just didn't quite get into this one。 I just didn't quite get into this one。 。。。more

Lori Schmidt ，

Wonderful story of survival and the strong bond of friendship。 Love the portrayal of Lenny and his innocence。

vireey ，

"I ought to of shot that dog myself， George。 I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog。":'（ "I ought to of shot that dog myself， George。 I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog。":'（ 。。。more

Prelipcean Eduard ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "Poate acuma o să pricepi， zise blând Crooks。 Tu îl ai pe George。 Tu ştii c-o să se-ntoarcă。 Da' cum ar fi să n-ai pe nimeni？ Cum ar fi să nu poți intra în baracă şi să joci rummy fin'că eşti negru？ Cum ți-ar pica？ Cum ar fi să trebuiască să stai aicea şi să citeşti cărți？ Sigur， poți juca potcoave pînă se-ntunecă， da' dup-aia tre' să citeşti cărți。 Cărțile nu-s bune de nimic。 Omu' are nevoie de cineva care să fie lîngă el。" "Poate acuma o să pricepi， zise blând Crooks。 Tu îl ai pe George。 Tu ştii c-o să se-ntoarcă。 Da' cum ar fi să n-ai pe nimeni？ Cum ar fi să nu poți intra în baracă şi să joci rummy fin'că eşti negru？ Cum ți-ar pica？ Cum ar fi să trebuiască să stai aicea şi să citeşti cărți？ Sigur， poți juca potcoave pînă se-ntunecă， da' dup-aia tre' să citeşti cărți。 Cărțile nu-s bune de nimic。 Omu' are nevoie de cineva care să fie lîngă el。" 。。。more

vii ，

I don’t know why I read this book with a dramatic southern accent。

Marissa ，

Did anyone else read this because of the show “The Middle” on ABC？

Geoff Gander ，

I’d heard of “Of Mice and Men” and knew it to be a classic piece of American literature， but never actually made the time to read it until now。 It’s not the first Steinbeck piece I’ve read， but as an example of Depression-era drama， it captures the hope and desperation of George， Lennie， and all the other farm workers crossing the nation in search of work， and a better life。 Perhaps it was the writing style， （where we’re told how characters are feeling， rather than Steinbeck showing us）， or perh I’d heard of “Of Mice and Men” and knew it to be a classic piece of American literature， but never actually made the time to read it until now。 It’s not the first Steinbeck piece I’ve read， but as an example of Depression-era drama， it captures the hope and desperation of George， Lennie， and all the other farm workers crossing the nation in search of work， and a better life。 Perhaps it was the writing style， （where we’re told how characters are feeling， rather than Steinbeck showing us）， or perhaps it’s a holdover from high school English classes （decades ago） where I had to read “Who Has Seen the Wind” and other stories about Depression-era people clinging to life， but the novella didn’t do a whole lot for me… except for the very last scene。 That was the first point I actually felt something for the main characters。 Don’t get me wrong; I’m glad I read it and know what it’s about。 I doubt I’ll read it again， though。 。。。more

Zee Sally ，

I didn't understand a thing。But it was good。。。。I think it was about hope 。。。 I didn't understand a thing。But it was good。。。。I think it was about hope 。。。 。。。more

Jaxson Rhea ，

Decent book， bad ending， made me wanna burn the book。

Allen ，

Read this in middle school。 Would recommend giving this a read if you have not yet。

Julianna ，

each chapter told the story of a different character。shocked about Lennie。 soft mind with a strong body。 a boy in a man。 jaw dropped in the scene with Lennie and Curley’s wife。loved Steinbeck’s writing。 his detailed writing of nature was descriptive， beautiful， imaginative， and relaxing。

Permets2apollo ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Drifting in search of work， George and the simple-minded Lennie have nothing but each other， the road， and a dream – the dream of building their own homestead， and never having to search for work again。 This is a heartbreaking book。 Very few books sell their appeal primarily on the pain they will cause you， but I can definitely say that it earns that。 I simply cannot find any flaws in this 106 page novella。 You fall in love with the side characters too – Candy and his dog， the rightfully cynical Drifting in search of work， George and the simple-minded Lennie have nothing but each other， the road， and a dream – the dream of building their own homestead， and never having to search for work again。 This is a heartbreaking book。 Very few books sell their appeal primarily on the pain they will cause you， but I can definitely say that it earns that。 I simply cannot find any flaws in this 106 page novella。 You fall in love with the side characters too – Candy and his dog， the rightfully cynical Crooks， and especially Lennie。 Do not read ahead if you have not finished the book。 You do not want to be spoiled for this one。 Spoiler Warning。 I love sad stories， my favourite book of all time is Les Miserables for Gods sake， but the ending of this hits me right in the literary plumbs every time。 Loneliness is the primary theme， every character in the story is lonely。 George and Lennie rely on each other， Slim is a leader – and what is a leader without people to follow？ This is why it is truly heartbreaking when George is forced to kill Lenny， to put him down like Candy’s dog。 Because George is on his own again。 And this is how the story ends。 Les Mis at least ends optimistically， this does not。 Back on loneliness – Crooks explores an explosive， outward kind of loneliness， in which he puts up a visage of gruffness in order to push away people who could hurt him， which is exactly understandable given his circumstance， and it is touching to see him open up， until it all comes crumbling down。 Candy relies on his dog， old and battered， like him – much like an inverse to Salamano and his dog from ‘The Outsider’ by Camus， until， like Salamano’s， his dog is taken from him。 Curly’s wife is longing for attention， this being the conflict of the book。 Everyone here is lonely， as is the book。 Its what makes George and Lennie different， odd， notable – they have each other， until they don't。 It is notable that George and Lennie are the only characters to go by their first names。 Every other character goes by a nickname （Candy， Curly， Crooks）， a title， or a surname， or even just ‘Curley’s Wife。’ （Also important to note that this story is very much lacking in female representation。 The only female character is a two dimensional antagonist。） On the theme of gender， this Novella is very much tied to a trope of masculinity – “It had to be done。” The puppies are drowned because their mother can’t feed them， it had to be done。 Candy’s dog is killed because its old and suffering， it had to be done。 Lennie too is done away with for the reason of had to be done， put down like the dog so that he doesn't suffer。 The man does what has to be done because it has to be done。 This is masculinity， in this novella。 To tie in to the works of Jordan Peterson， he would to a degree agree with this assessment of masculinity。 Perhaps this is just “picking up your damn suffering。” and bearing it as he would say。 George， throughout， takes a responsible and almost fatherly role towards Lennie， this being given by a relative of Lennie’s， who told him to listen to George – In this way， George is bound to Lennie， by obligation。 He complains， often and loudly， about this obligation， at times insulting and belittling Lennie; but deep down he does care for him， he tries to make him more comfortable。 This can be seen in the final scene， with the famous rabbits monologue。 This， in my eyes， is a metaphor for responsibility in the wider sense。 We may bitch and moan in the moment， but we miss it when its gone。 We need responsibility to give us meaning， to stop us from being lonely， as George is by the end of the Novella。 Something that sums up the conflict of the Novella is Lennie’s fascination with small， furry animals。 He keeps a dead mouse in his pocket。 That should be disgusting， creepy even – but it isn't， its childlike and innocent。 He didn’t mean to kill it， he just wanted to pet it， he didn’t know his own strength。 That's Lennie in a microcosm。 Again， Lennie is like a child and George is like the parent。 He walks the line between that stoic masculinity we discussed， and nurturing。 In this way， he is a fairly nuanced take on masculinity， especially for the time period in which this was written。 But what comes of George after the Novella？ Probably， ruin。 Loneliness， guilt， shame， and decades of work。 He has to leave the farm， and continue to roam。 He sacrificed his future in order to give Lennie mercy。 Comparisons: The American dream。 What is George and Lennies dream of the farm with the rabbits but the American Dream？ This can easily be compared with ‘The Great Gatsby。’， the most famous lambasting of the American Dream in literature。 Not to mention they are both American novellas written around the same period。 Dogs and Loneliness。 As said， this reminds me of ‘The Stranger’ （The Outsider） by Albert Camus。 There is the obviosu comparison of two dynamics of a man and his dog representing age and misery， but there is also a less obvious comparison。 Lennie and Meursault are great foils， I feel。 Lennie is innocent， childlike， unintelligent。 Meursault is cold and intelligent。 Both don't see the world as the average person does。 Both of their mental maladies result in violence and persecution。 The art of the twist ending。 The Lottery by Shirley Jackson。 Enough said。 Final thoughts: What a book。 In just over 100 pages， it can break you。 It can ruin your day。 And yet its beautiful。 Written nearly 100 years ago now， and still able to rip you apart。 It is the epitome of conflict without action， character driven and powerful – just what I like in a book。 “Tell me about the rabbits George…” 。。。more

Marika ，

Questo libro mi ha decisamente devastata。 Crudo e bellissimo， sono poche pagine ma fanno riflettere。 Mi aspettavo il finale， in realtà lo sapevo， mi ero preparata， ma non è comunque servito。 È stato un colpo al cuore。 Devastante。 Steinbeck con pochi dialoghi， poca introspezione dei personaggi， ma descrivendo le loro azioni， i loro sguardi， riesce a farti capire ogni cosa。 Uomini e topi parla di vinti， ma parla anche di doveri， di speranza， e di come la vita non sia davvero qualcosa di prevedibil Questo libro mi ha decisamente devastata。 Crudo e bellissimo， sono poche pagine ma fanno riflettere。 Mi aspettavo il finale， in realtà lo sapevo， mi ero preparata， ma non è comunque servito。 È stato un colpo al cuore。 Devastante。 Steinbeck con pochi dialoghi， poca introspezione dei personaggi， ma descrivendo le loro azioni， i loro sguardi， riesce a farti capire ogni cosa。 Uomini e topi parla di vinti， ma parla anche di doveri， di speranza， e di come la vita non sia davvero qualcosa di prevedibile。 Parla di rinunce， quelle che fai consapevolmente e quelle che sei costretto a fare perché non ci si può fare niente。Devo ammetterlo: ho pianto。 L'ultimo capitolo mi ha straziato dentro。 Vi prego， fatevi un favore， leggetelo。 Fatelo subito， non ci sarà mai un momento giusto per libri come questo， quindi buttatevi。Nota negativa: la traduzione ha qualche pecca， sarebbe stata una buona idea fare una ulteriore passata di revisione。 Molti vocativi si sono persi la loro virgola e ci sono un paio di verbi dialettali che， in una "nuova traduzione"， sarebbe meglio evitare。 。。。more

Maryam ，

از کتاب های دردناکی که تا مدت ها ذهن آدم را مشغول می کند。。。

Emi ，

[3。5]King of duality。 Nothing will happen for chapters on end and all of a sudden- *murder， spice and everything nice*

Mon ，

I knew the plot before I read it， but fuck me this was sad

eva luna ，

the ending had me in literal tears。 I feel so bad

Phileofliterature ，

Read it in school。 It's one of those books that I am sure was really good when it first came out。 I just didn't connect with it。 The story was good but I would not have read it if I didn't have to。 Read it in school。 It's one of those books that I am sure was really good when it first came out。 I just didn't connect with it。 The story was good but I would not have read it if I didn't have to。 。。。more

Ryan McDonnell ，

Short and sweet！

katherine ，

i would rather drink bleach than read this book again

Rabia Şevval ，

Just WONDERFUL！！！

niamh :） ，

Read this in English class， full of racism and sexism which was unpleasant but thought normal for the time sadly。 I liked the two main characters relationship （Lennie & George） and felt empathy for Curly’s wife who I wish I knew the real name of。 The ending was unexpected but very well thought out， it gave good closure to the reader。

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