The two main characters in the novel, Of Mice and Men, are George Milton and Lennie Smalls. George is a small, intelligent man who cares for and acts as a sort of guardian for Lennie. Lennie is a very large, muscular man whose mind is very slow and is almost childlike. Both characters are traveling ranch hands, going from town to town in search of work. George's and Lennie's characters are round, evolving throughout ... . You feel like you are doing all the work and the owner reaps the rewards. John Steinbeck lived in California almost all of his life and almost all of his work is set in Calif...

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