Of Mice and Men
I read the book Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Steinbeck was born in 1902 in Salinas, California. When he was growing up he spent his summers working on ranches. Little did he know that those summers would help him become a successful author in the 20th century. In 1919 he began taking classes at Stanford University. He studied there for 6 years but left without a degree. After that he wrote his first book. It was an adventure book called Cup of Gold and was published in 1929. Six years later is when his success lifted off. He wrote a book called Tortilla Flat and it was published in 1935. He won the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for his book The Grape of Wraths, which is considered his most famous novel. He also won the Nobel Prize in 1962. Steinback succeeded in writing novels but he also succeeded in filmmaking and scriptwriting. He was involved in the movies Viva Zapata, East of Eden, and Travels with Charley. He was involved in many great movies and novels in the short time he was on this earth. He died in 1968 at the age of 66. Of Mice and Men is about two poor men, George and Lenny, who live in California and work on a ranch. George is a small but smart man. He has to take care of his friend Lenny because he has a menta
l disability. Lenny is extremely tall and is incredibly strong. Everyday George and Lenny dream about owning there own land. They are saving all their money so that one day their dream can come true. When the novel starts Lenny and George get a job on a ranch. Curley’s wife flirts with Lenny most of the novel. One day the two of them were alone in a small barn. Curley’s wife let Lenny play with her hair not knowing that Lenny could be very aggressive sometimes. He pulled on her hair so hard she began to scream. She screamed so loud the Lenny became even more aggressive and eventually killed her. Lenny ashamed of what he did and smart enough to realize what he did was wrong ran to a place in the woods where Lenny and George both decided at the beginning of the book would be a place for them to meet if one of them got in trouble. 2Many critics have criticized Steinback’s novels for being predictable, overly affectionate, and too moralistic. Of Mice and Men is said by many critics to be predictable and lacking depth . When Curley’s wife was found everyone on the ranch knew Lenny was responsible. They decided to go looking for him and ordered him to be killed if they found him. Before they could get to Lenny, George went to the meeting place and found him there. George told Lenny that he wasn’t mad at him and began telling Lenny his favorite story. The story about them owning their own land. While telling the story he shoots Lenny in the back of the head out of compassion for his friend. And leave us nought but grief and pain
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