-Max Beerbohm
Before I begin, I first must state that I was not forced to read this book. I actually picked this book up and actually started reading it around the ninth grade. Many people liked it so I thought I should do a quick review. Warning, this contains spoilers that might cause you not to read this book. Please do not look for me to get revenge.
Book: Of Mice and Men
Author: John Steinbeck
Published: 1937
The book is about two immigrant working trying to look for a job during the great depression. There was a person by the name of George Milton who was known as "an intelligent and cynical man". George's friend, Lennie Small, had immense strength, but had mental abilities. George manage to find out that a ranch near Soledad (southeast of Salinas, California) were hiring people. Both of them went and they hope to one day to own their own piece of land. Lennie wanted the land to merely tend to (and touch) soft rabbits on the farm.
Both of them got a job at the ranch.
Both had thier own reasons to get this far, but the actions they perform cause them a huge amount of trouble.
Lennie likes to pet soft animals, so George bought him one. Lennie acidently kills it, but it was not a problem (unless your a huge animal lover, then I can see the other reason).
This is only half of thier problems, Lennie just got into a bad crowd.
Thier boss by the name of Curley, had a wife that somehow got attracted to Lennie. This was the good old affiars between husbands and wifes. If only she knew Lennie freaks out when people scream at him or if he is pressured to do something.
Curley's wife enters and tries to speak to Lennie, admitting that she is lonely, how her dreams of becoming a movie star crashed, and the reason she flirts with the ranch hands is finally understood. After finding out that Lennie loves stroking soft things, she offers to let him stroke her hair. she feels his strength and begins to panic.
Lennie becomes frightened, and in the scuffle, unintentionally breaks her neck.
Okay, this is alreaady looking bad, the great drepression I can understand, but this is indeed a hole that he cannot escape.
When the other ranchers found the body, George realizes this had to be Lennie's doing, and hurries away to find him, hoping he will be at the meeting place they designated at the start of the novel in case Lennie got into trouble, knowing that there is only one thing he can do to save Lennie from the painful death that Curley's lynch mob intends to deliver.
Memomies:
As a young boy, I did not understnad half of the content I was reading, I was more confused how they manage to get that far and got a job during the great depression. I liked the fact tht George tired his best to defend Lennie when people are talking bad about him, that is what freinds do. I personally found the ending to be a horrible one, however, given the circumstances , there was not much to do and I would just tell him to run away and not look back. This book gives me the chills how a person can show thier emotions to anothher person.
Nostalgic:
I still have the same book I read in the ninth grade. My teacher gave it to me since he knew I got hooked into that book. I took care of it and it still looks like I just got it since yestersday.
I am going to give it to my cousin and let him read it and see what is his opinion on this book. It is a great story and I recommend people to read it. This author is known for other books so this book had the same vibe.
Rating:
Although I wish the ending was a tad better, it gave the lesson on what would a person do to protect someone else they care about, even though some show thier love through the weirdest actions.
I will give this book an 8.5/10. Good, but it had some delay moments and the ending could have been a bit more about memories then justing ending with a thump at the end.
My next reivew: Possibly a movie, but I will think about it.
Until then, keep reading Nostalgic!
sites used:
http://classiclit.about.com/od/ofmiceandmensteinbeck/fr/aa_ofmice.htm
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