Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
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In depression-era California, two migrant workers dream of better days on a spread of their own until an act of unintentional violence leads to tragic consequences.Tags
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SkinneeJay Both are simple and sad stories. I find the endings pretty similar.
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meggyweg Both these books are perfectly structured, all the plot parts fitting so seamlessly together that not even a knife blade could slip between them. The endings to each are as inevitable as the end of the world.
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George and Lennie are two labourers wandering through California from job to job during the Dirty Thirties dreaming of finally owning their own piece of land. But on their newest job, events are set into motion which will alter George and Lennie's dreams forever.
Steinbeck is one of a few authors that I have strong negative feelings about due to some junior high English class encounters with The Pearl and The Red Pony. But I decided to pick up another Steinbeck as an adult and see if my opinion would change and as Of Mice and Men is a novella of just over 100 pages, it wasn't a scary commitment. So what was the verdict now that I'm not doing question sheets on every chapter and analyzing a brief book to within an inch of its life? Let me show more just pick up the scattered pieces of my heart and I might be able to tell you. I doubt it's a spoiler to say that a Steinbeck novel doesn't end well for its characters (do they ever? Seriously, I'm asking) but this one tore my heart out and then jumped up and down on it for a while. Steinbeck creates beautiful prose, deftly provides insight into the internal lives of a handful of characters, and builds towards a devastating climax that lingers long after the last page. I appreciate the artistry of Steinbeck's work, but I'm not sure I could handle the emotional wringer of another one of his books. show less
Steinbeck is one of a few authors that I have strong negative feelings about due to some junior high English class encounters with The Pearl and The Red Pony. But I decided to pick up another Steinbeck as an adult and see if my opinion would change and as Of Mice and Men is a novella of just over 100 pages, it wasn't a scary commitment. So what was the verdict now that I'm not doing question sheets on every chapter and analyzing a brief book to within an inch of its life? Let me show more just pick up the scattered pieces of my heart and I might be able to tell you. I doubt it's a spoiler to say that a Steinbeck novel doesn't end well for its characters (do they ever? Seriously, I'm asking) but this one tore my heart out and then jumped up and down on it for a while. Steinbeck creates beautiful prose, deftly provides insight into the internal lives of a handful of characters, and builds towards a devastating climax that lingers long after the last page. I appreciate the artistry of Steinbeck's work, but I'm not sure I could handle the emotional wringer of another one of his books. show less
I am of the legions who "had" to read this book for impending GCSE shenanigans, and yet this did not affect my love of this book. A fine example of why Steinbeck is considered a Great American Author, portraying a brilliant relationship between two men, one of them possibly the best characters I've encountered in my pitiful repertoire of novels. Full of subtext and symbolism, and touching on themes of loneliness, migrant life, racial segregation, mental disabilities, the treatment of women in depression-era America, using the ranch and it's peoples as a metaphor for American society. Steinbeck makes those 100 or so pages count. It all leads up to an iconic and emotional conclusion that made me feel that "emotions" thing that everybody show more goes on about, despite the fact that I was wise to the ending beforehand. Considering that it takes the length of an average bowel evacuation to complete, there is literally no excuse to not be reading this book. Go do it now. Then read Grapes Of Wrath. Do it! show less
I am so happy that I finally read this, although happy might not be the right word. I bawled my eyes out at the end, I really did. What a masterpiece. How can so much be conveyed in such a short text? The impotence, the helplessness, the desperation. I don't know if I would give five stars to such a bleak text under usual circumstances, but I have to, because the characters and their emotions were so real to me and I know that I will think about this story for days and days to come. Apart from George and Lenny, Candy is the character who stood out to me the most and whose story broke my heart.
And well, of course I felt that it would all culminate in tragedy, but I did not see that ending and I am still recovering. I still feel it like a show more punch in the gut. show less
And well, of course I felt that it would all culminate in tragedy, but I did not see that ending and I am still recovering. I still feel it like a show more punch in the gut. show less
My third reading of this jewel of literature revealed to me an entirely new story. On previous readings, I had focused on the main characters of Lennie, the slow-witted gentle giant who's strength is his downfall, and George, his sharp, faithful friend and companion. Previously, my interest was completely taken up with the story and the progression of events; Lennie and George making their way to a new farm for employment after having experiencing trouble in their previous gig and the tragedy that unfolds blow by blow from the moment they arrive to the new place till the very sad, dramatic ending. But this time I was more interested in the various elements that made up this timeless tale; how each of the characters play a vital role in show more a tight construction that leaves no room for irrelevant anecdotes, yet allows each individual to be fleshed out with dreams, motivations, histories and personalities. How even the saddest and ugliest of events were told with such empathy as to give them poignant beauty. The themes of loneliness, the need for connection and belonging, for being useful and needed, the cycles of birth and death, violent impulses alongside loving mercy, all revealed themselves with such potency that I felt almost like a voyeur, seeing far too much of the human condition, which Steinbeck reveals to us in a compact tale that seems to take up a much greater space than the few pages it occupies. But all that pain made it almost an unbearable read this time. Beautiful and sad. True, and impossibly tragic. show less
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I enjoyed this so much. Overall, this tracks similar tropes about the big dumb muscle guy and the little smart quick-witted buddy. However, Steinbeck's ability to write efficiently while generating strong emotions and clear place settings is indescribable. The description of the bunkhouse near the beginning (p 12) is so specific and concise, and yet conveys not only the primary setting but the emotion of the place.The similarities in the events and the wording between the dog being put down early in the story and Lennie's last scene are so well written, giving both a sense of foreboding and an show more emotional tug.
I see some reviews (and book banning comments) frustrated with the treatment of Curley's wife. Taken in the context of the story (and of the times in general), her character evokes and contrasts the emotions of both Lenny and the larger group toward her, and toward women in general. Such a clear treatment of a setting and time should never be a reason to dismiss a book or its message. Books must be read in context to fully grasp the messages.
This is definitely one to reread with a notebook to capture all the connections and thematic repetitions. So much to enjoy in such a small space! show less
Read for BookRiot's Read Harder Challenge: A main character with a disability
I enjoyed this so much. Overall, this tracks similar tropes about the big dumb muscle guy and the little smart quick-witted buddy. However, Steinbeck's ability to write efficiently while generating strong emotions and clear place settings is indescribable. The description of the bunkhouse near the beginning (p 12) is so specific and concise, and yet conveys not only the primary setting but the emotion of the place.
I see some reviews (and book banning comments) frustrated with the treatment of Curley's wife. Taken in the context of the story (and of the times in general), her character evokes and contrasts the emotions of both Lenny and the larger group toward her, and toward women in general. Such a clear treatment of a setting and time should never be a reason to dismiss a book or its message. Books must be read in context to fully grasp the messages.
This is definitely one to reread with a notebook to capture all the connections and thematic repetitions. So much to enjoy in such a small space! show less
"One more book that everyone has already read, if they have not been living under a rock. At least I can join the club now. I wish I had read it earlier, because Of Mice and Men is, putting it simply, a beautiful book. The descriptions are beautiful, idyllic - both the natural world and the human environments. You can see them in your mind's eye - the pool is still, warm water in the river bend, the bunk house where Curly faces the wall, the barn with its hay and its streaks of light. These descriptions had the same pacing you come to expect from a rural life, and provide a sense of the goodness which can, presumably, be found when you are away from the din of the grand cities.
But these incredible descriptions are juxtaposed over a show more tragedy of character and humanity that hovers over every single one of the characters in the story. In some situations, they are even a part of it. There is a moment in the barn where sun, lighting the hay in bright lines of light slipping through the wooden slat walls, is used to both calm and alarm at the same time. This description, while less aggressive than Camus' use of the sun on the water and on the gun, is almost as poignant. Almost as beautiful.
Much of this book focuses on discussing masculinity. There is another scene where a man's dog is put to death and only the executioner seems to hurtle through the moment without any grace. But these men, strangers to each other, not knowing how to comfort, merely sit in the uncomfortable silence waiting for the gunshot. It's a telling, keenly observed scene - certainly one of the most important in the novella. And it is worthy of a great deal of attention.
Another subject widely discussed in the book is vulnerability, which is, it seems, the central feature of Steinbeck's Depression. Vulnerability and the effort to fight against it, that is. This book is quiet in talking about it, of course - everything about this book, even the most hurried and tragic scenes, is quiet. But it talks about it carefully. There are scenes, only a couple, where there are many characters having a conversation, and everybody is talking about the predicament of their life - the predicament of their situation as it compares to the rest. Nobody, it seems, is perfectly secure. Everybody can be broken. That may be what sticks out about this story. Everybody can be broken. Except for George maybe. And Slim, maybe. And George is clearly broken by the end of the story, because he has chosen to care for Lennie.
Of course, there is room for hope. It takes the face of a ranch, hidden somewhere in George's mind, which can be purchased and owned and developed over time into something that is both self-sufficient and perhaps even profiting. Hard to say. It isn't discussed much, but it grabs so much of the imagination! This cloudy future ideal which, for so short a time, seems probable. Even that, though, can be usurped by the folly of mankind. Regardless, Of Mice and Men is a good story and I'm glad I finally put it on my read shelf.
All considered, this is a good story.
Interesting quotes that I didn't include in the review:
The Last Passage
But these incredible descriptions are juxtaposed over a show more tragedy of character and humanity that hovers over every single one of the characters in the story. In some situations, they are even a part of it. There is a moment in the barn where sun, lighting the hay in bright lines of light slipping through the wooden slat walls, is used to both calm and alarm at the same time. This description, while less aggressive than Camus' use of the sun on the water and on the gun, is almost as poignant. Almost as beautiful.
Much of this book focuses on discussing masculinity. There is another scene where a man's dog is put to death and only the executioner seems to hurtle through the moment without any grace. But these men, strangers to each other, not knowing how to comfort, merely sit in the uncomfortable silence waiting for the gunshot. It's a telling, keenly observed scene - certainly one of the most important in the novella. And it is worthy of a great deal of attention.
Another subject widely discussed in the book is vulnerability, which is, it seems, the central feature of Steinbeck's Depression. Vulnerability and the effort to fight against it, that is. This book is quiet in talking about it, of course - everything about this book, even the most hurried and tragic scenes, is quiet. But it talks about it carefully. There are scenes, only a couple, where there are many characters having a conversation, and everybody is talking about the predicament of their life - the predicament of their situation as it compares to the rest. Nobody, it seems, is perfectly secure. Everybody can be broken. That may be what sticks out about this story. Everybody can be broken. Except for George maybe. And Slim, maybe. And George is clearly broken by the end of the story, because he has chosen to care for Lennie.
Of course, there is room for hope. It takes the face of a ranch, hidden somewhere in George's mind, which can be purchased and owned and developed over time into something that is both self-sufficient and perhaps even profiting. Hard to say. It isn't discussed much, but it grabs so much of the imagination! This cloudy future ideal which, for so short a time, seems probable. Even that, though, can be usurped by the folly of mankind. Regardless, Of Mice and Men is a good story and I'm glad I finally put it on my read shelf.
All considered, this is a good story.
Interesting quotes that I didn't include in the review:
Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
Guy don't need no sense to be a nice fella. Seems to me sometimes it jus' works the other way around. Take a real smart guy and he ain't hardly ever a nice fella.
The Last Passage
But George sat stiffly on the bank and looked at his right that had thrown the gun away. The group burst into the clearing, and Curley was ahead. He saw Lennie lying on the sand. ""Got him, by God."" He went over and looked down at Lennie, and then he looked back at George. ""Right in the back of the head,"" he said softly.
Slim came directly to George and sat down beside him, sat very close to him. ""Never you mind,"" said Slim. ""A guy got to sometimes.""
But Carlson was standing over George. ""How'd you do it?"" he asked.
""I just done it,"" George said tiredly.
""Did he have my gun?""
""Yeah. He had your gun.""
""An' you got it away from him and you took it an' you killed him?""
""Yeah. Tha's how."" George's voice was almost a whisper. He looked steadily at his right hand that had held the gun.
Slim twitched George's elbow. ""Come on, George. Me an' you'll go in an' get a drink.""
George let himself be helped to his feet. ""Yeah, a drink.""
Slim said, ""You hadda, George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me."" He led George into the entrance of the trail and up toward the highway.
Curley and Carlson looked after them. And Carlson said, ""Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?""
A very slim novel, yet it packs a powerful emotional wallop our of all proportion to the number of pages.
George and Lennie are two friends, travelling the roads during the Great Depression, getting work on ranches, and dreaming - as all the ranch hands do - of one day owning their very own place. Most ranch hands end up blowing their savings on women and alcohol; Lennie and George have to keep on moving and spending their savings because Lennie is simple, and keeps on doing the wrong thing by accident.
Frustrating as Lennie can be, George is obviously very fond of him, and this is a solid friendship that won't be broken by either little or big events. Until, of course, the event is just too large, and things come to a shocking show more crisis.
Knowing in advance that this book had a tragic ending in no way lessened the impact of the final scenes. show less
George and Lennie are two friends, travelling the roads during the Great Depression, getting work on ranches, and dreaming - as all the ranch hands do - of one day owning their very own place. Most ranch hands end up blowing their savings on women and alcohol; Lennie and George have to keep on moving and spending their savings because Lennie is simple, and keeps on doing the wrong thing by accident.
Frustrating as Lennie can be, George is obviously very fond of him, and this is a solid friendship that won't be broken by either little or big events. Until, of course, the event is just too large, and things come to a shocking show more crisis.
Knowing in advance that this book had a tragic ending in no way lessened the impact of the final scenes. show less
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In recent years Steinbeck has been elevated to a more prominent status among American writers of his generation. If not quite at the world-class artistic level of a Hemingway or a Faulkner, he is nonetheless read very widely throughout the world by readers of all ages who consider him one of the most "American" of writers. Born in Salinas County, show more California on February 27, 1902, Steinbeck was of German-Irish parentage. After four years as a special student at Stanford University, he went to New York, where he worked as a reporter and as a hod carrier. Returning to California, he devoted himself to writing, with little success; his first three books sold fewer than 3,000 copies. Tortilla Flat (1935), dealing with the paisanos, California Mexicans whose ancestors settled in the country 200 years ago, established his reputation. In Dubious Battle (1936), a labor novel of a strike and strike-breaking, won the gold medal of the Commonwealth Club of California. Of Mice and Men (1937), a long short story that turns upon a melodramatic incident in the tragic friendship of two farm hands, written almost entirely in dialogue, was an experiment and was dramatized in the year of its publication, winning the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. It brought him fame. Out of a series of articles that he wrote about the transient labor camps in California came the inspiration for his greatest book, The Grapes of Wrath (1939), the odyssey of the Joad family, dispossessed of their farm in the Dust Bowl and seeking a new home, only to be driven on from camp to camp. The fiction is punctuated at intervals by the author's voice explaining this new sociological problem of homelessness, unemployment, and displacement. As the American novel "of the season, probably the year, possibly the decade," it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940. It roused America and won a broad readership by the unusual simplicity and tenderness with which Steinbeck treated social questions. Even today, The Grapes of Wrath remains alive as a vivid account of believable human characters seen in symbolic and universal terms as well as in geographically and historically specific ones. Ma Joad is one of the most memorable characters in twentieth-century American fiction. It is her courage that sustains the family. Steinbeck's best and most ambitious novel after The Grapes of Wrath is East of Eden (1952), a saga of two American families in California from before the Civil War through World War I. Cannery Row (1945), The Wayward Bus (1947), and Sweet Thursday (1955) are lighter works that find Steinbeck returning to the lighthearted tone of Tortilla Flat as he recounts picaresque adventures of modern-day picaros. The Winter of Our Discontent (1961) struck some reviewers as being appropriately titled because of its despairing treatment of humanity's fall from grace in a wasteland world where money is king. Steinbeck also wrote important nonfiction, including Russian Journal (1948) in collaboration with the photographer Robert Capa; Once There Was a War (1958) and America and Americans (1966), which features pictures by 55 leading photographers and a 70-page essay by Steinbeck. His interest in marine biology led to two books primarily about sea life, Sea of Cortez (1941) (with Edward F. Ricketts) and The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1951). Travels with Charley (1962) is an engaging account of his journey of rediscovery of America, which took him through approximately 40 states. Steinbeck was married three times and died in New York City on December 20, 1968 of heart disease and congestive heart failure. He was 66, and had been a life-long smoker. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Of Mice and Men
- Original title
- Of Mice and Men
- Alternate titles*
- Van muizen en mensen
- Original publication date
- 1937
- People/Characters
- George Milton; Lennie Small; Curley; Curley's wife; Candy; Crooks (show all 9); Slim; Aunt Clara; Carlson
- Important places
- Chular, California, USA; Salinas River Valley, California, USA; California, USA
- Important events
- Great Depression (1930s)
- Related movies
- Of Mice and Men (1939 | IMDb); Of Mice and Men (1992 | IMDb); Of Mice and Men (1981 | IMDb)
- First words
- A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green.
- Quotations
- A water snake slipped along on the pool, its head held up like a little periscope.
The red light dimmed on the coals. Up the hill from the river, a coyote yammered, and a dog answered from the other side of the stream. The sycamore leaves whispered in a little night breeze.
A water snake glided smoothly up the pool, twisting its periscope head from the side to side; and it swam the length of the pool and came to the legs of a motionless heron that stood in the shallows. A silent head and beak la... (show all)nced down and plucked it out by the head, and the beak swallowed the little snake while its tail waved frantically. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And Carlson said, "Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?"
- Blurbers
- Hornby, Nick
- Original language
- English
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 813.52
- Canonical LCC
- PS3537.T3234
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