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5.0 out of 5 stars
Of mice and men is a great book ..., Nov 2 2003
I am just a 16-year-old girl who is now in year 10, and have just finished reading 'Of mice and men'. I really enjoyed this book because it was talking about dreams and goals. This book is showing us that you don't have to be upper class people to have dreams. George and Lennie's dream was achievable and it is this positive attitude that binds them together and separates them from the rest. I really liked this book and recommend it for people of all ages.Dreams are like a blindfold being removed; the longer you were in the darkness, the more painful the light is to your eyes.
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Of Mice and Men, Sep 10 2001
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is a moving tale about dreams and friendship. It beautifully depicts two friend's living some time in the thirties. The book begins with two men fleeing from an old job and about to begin a new one. The two characters are contrasting but interestingly compatible. The first man, George, is short, sensible and seems to be the mastermind of their plans. The other, Lennie, is tall, dumb and naïve, but charmingly innocent. It becomes obvious that Lennie is clumsy and unaware of his strength, when George takes Lennie's dead maimed mouse away from him. He is obviously the reason they are constantly fleeing and changing jobs. To cheer Lennie up George tells him of their plans for the future, a story that has obviously been told many times before. He tells of small farm that they would purchase once they have earned enough money, and they could live on there own schedules without having to keep changing jobs. In fact this would be their last. The book is classic story that one can easily engage in. It includes great descriptions of the countryside, the farms and a friendship never to be forgotten. You get a feel for each character and there individual traits. The reader takes a step into the thirties and can see the lives of these men first hand through Steinbeck's careful and beautiful description. You feel as if you are witnessing the farm's laborers first hand. Aside from being intriguingly descriptive, Of Mice and Men is truly touching. You encounter first hand a relationship between two men that is indescribable. You truly feel George's conflicts with Lennie and can almost grasp Lennie's dreams for a better life. Some say that Of Mice and Men is too melancholy to be truly enjoyed. Of Mice and Men is a very sad book. The sorrow that the reader feels, although overwhelming, is just an indication of the compassion that Steinbeck makes you feel for the characters.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Do whatever you want, Aug 28 2000
Of mice and men tells the tale of two workers, George Milton and Lennie Small, in their struggle and very last failure to achieve their dreams in a hard and cruel world. In this story John Steinbeck, the author of this book, provokes tension and suspense, and it pictures the time and setting very well. The author also presents and develops the characters, specially George and Lennie. Steinbeck gave different characteristics to both, George and Lennie, in the sense that each one has something the other needs. Lennie, who is big and stupid and George who is small and smart. As the author gave this characteristics most of the time George is looking after Lennie but sometimes Lennie is looking after George. One of the main themes of this story is Loneliness, which are showed in Candy and his dog, and George and Lennie because they 've got no one except one another.
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