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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Of Mice and Men

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Book Info

Name: Of Mice and Men
Author: John Steinbeck
Date of publication: 1937 



Of Mice and Men has these amazing characters. But more important than the characters themselves, is their significance in the historical background. It is a classic, so there is not much I can actually say about it that hasn’t been said before. I love Lennie and how he is soft and destroyable. I loved how George tried to protect him through everything, until the end. And there is something that will stay with me forever: that is how Candy accepted to have his dog put down, only to avoid seeing him suffer; just the same way George killed Lennie to avoid the lynch that was coming his way. 

I really enjoyed how Steinbeck used animals throughout the story. Most of them are always fragile: mice, puppies and rabbits. I think they are representing Lennie. He is also fragile, because of his innocence. 
I hated Curley and his wife. First of all, she wasn't a great representation of women: she was a troublemaker and kinda slutty. And Curley was just insecure and was also looking for fights all the time.
I had to read this for school and we will analyze it next week...so I might add something else to this post later.




Rating: ★★★★
Favorite character: George Milton (the way he took care of Lennie, but at the same time he was an optimistic and realistic person... I loved that)
Favorite secondary character: Candy
Favorite part: That time when George, Lennie and Candy were all making plans to get the land and build a house and simply be free. That was optimistic!
Favorite quote:
“I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why.”
Least favorite character: Curley's wife...
Least favorite part: Well, obviously the end, when Lennie accidentally kills the puppy and that woman comes and just messes everything else up. Though, by killing the puppy, Lennie knew he was in trouble.
  

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