Of Mice And Men
By: John Steinbeck
Novel Summary
A hard working, and caring smart man named George with his pal Lennie who is a big child but also pure strength set off on a quest to make enough money to have their own ranch. after leaving there old job in weed due to complications caused by lennie they arrive in Soledad at their new ranch job. things start off well and lennie with his love of soft things gets a puppy to care for. well once the only lady on the ranch talks to lennie he gets to feeling her hair and she doesn't like how it's getting messed up and he grabs her but accidentally kills her. so lennie runs off and george has to make a life altering decision to help lennie and run or stop these complications they have to keep dealing with and he chooses to end them but it's the best for both of them and comes to a nice ending for this marvelous story.
Theme Analysis
The major theme of the book is the beauty of a dream. George and Lennie dream of owning a farm that they can call their own and where Lennie can raise rabbits and stay out of trouble. Both of them always keep their dream in front of them. Lennie even always asks George to repeat the dream over and over. George, himself, refuses to spend any money, because he is saving every dime to buy the land. The dream keeps both of the working and it also keeps them close.
Character Development
Curley
Curley is the son of the boss of the ranch, he used to be a light weight boxer and he cant let go of that life. He often fights on the ranch just to prove himself ans so that everybody knows that he is a big guy.
Lennie
Lennie is a worker with a slight disability. This disability makes him somewhat childish and unaware of his own strength. He loves to pet soft things, but this gets him in trouble more than you would think. He also has the same dream as George, to own a ranch, or build their own.
George
George can be describes by a few things. He is very short tempered but he is also very loveing and he really cares about lennie. He protects lennie with his life George’s first words, to Lennie was a warning not to drink. George can be impatient at times, but in the end he stays true to protecting lennie.
Important Quote
"I wish i could put you in a cage with about a million mice an' let you have fun. His anger left him suddenly. He looked across the fire at Lennies anguished face, and then he looked ashamed at the flames." (Steinbeck, 89)
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