Of Mice Of Men

John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, takes place in Soledad California, during the Great Depression. It is a story of two close friends, George Milton and Lennie Small. Lennie Small is one of the main characters. Lennie enjoys touching soft things as a result of his disability. Due to the fact that he is not able to physically control himself and his behaviors he can become violent. Although he is naturally innocent he still tends to get himself into trouble. He has a hard time remembering important things that George tells him. George has been taking care of Lennie since his aunt Clara died. George and Lennie have opposite appearances. The two men travel from farm to farm for work and throughout the novel they have to overcome many difficult obstacles. As realized in this novel, sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.

The novel contains several conflicts that keep the reader interested. All the events occur in a well thought out pattern. Of Mice and Men, which is told from an objective, third-person point of view, moves swiftly enough to sustain one's interest. All of the characters are slowly revealed throughout the novel. After reading this book, one would notice that many of the events were foreshadowed. An example of foreshadowing in this novel would be when George says:

Don't even take a look at that bitch. I don't care what she says and what she does. I seen 'em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her. You leave her be" (Steinbeck 32).

After reading the novel, one would say that this is a perfect example of foreshadowing.

The ending of the novel could be changed in many ways but it is well written and satisfying.

George Milton and Lennie Small are the main characters of the novel. While reading the book the reader can fully understand them and get to know them each as a person. The other characters of the novel-Candy, Carlson, Crooks, Curley, Curley's Wife, Slim, Whit and the boss-aren't really noticed as individuals. They mostly represent different types or people that make the ranch a whole. Throughout the novel the reader can get to know each character a little better. The dialogue of the story is realistic for the time it was written. Candy's wife, Crooks, and Candy are faced with discrimination because they are different. Since they are different in some ways from the others, they get treated differently. An example of discrimination in this novel would be when Lennie, innocently, enters Crook's room and asks why Crooks wasn't wanted in the bunk and he says, " 'Cause