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= ** Of Mice and Men ** = = ** By: Marley Carpenter and Tyler Wales ** =

**Main Characters** George- A short tempered but devoted friend. He is sometimes mean to Lennie but helps him with his mental disabilities. He is the thinker of the two and finds them jobs to give them some money. Some other personality traits of George are that he sympathetic cautious.

Lennie- He is George's opposite. He is a big man and very strong man but has a mental disability. He follows George and tries to do what he tells him to but forgets what he says alot of the time. He has a shapeless face, pale eyes, wide shoulders, and drags his feet.

Curley- He is he boss of the ranch's son. He is stocky but fights alot. He always wants to make trouble so he can get into a fight and he is recently married to a flirtatious woman. When he learns that Lennie kills his wife he starts a mob after Lennie.

Curley's Wife- She is very flirtatious, sneaky and sly and she represents temptation. She tells Lennie that he can stroke her hair and when she gets scared he unintentionally breaks her back.

Candy- ranch mechanic who helps around and is missing his hand because of an accident. He has an old smelly dog which he is reluctant to give up but Carlson talks him into letting him kill it.

Carlson- ranch hand who complains about Candy's dog and finally talks him into putting it out of its misery.

Crooks- a black stable hand who got his name because he has a crooked back. he is isolated from the other guys because of his skin color.


 * Themes **

Friendship and loneliness: George has Lennie and Lennie has George, but George is lonely in a sence that he doesn't really have smeone to converse with but someone to babysit.

Broken Dreams: Lennie can't have pets because he always hurts them. Another is when Candy, George, and Lennie want a farm to their own but this dream is crushed once Lennie is out of the picture.

Discrimination: Crooks is separated from the other bunkhouse, he is isolated to the harness room because of the color of his skin.

**Summary** In Of Mice and Men two men Lennie and George are friends that need work because they have been prosecuted out of their old town. Lennie has a mental disability and he likes to pet small animals although he kills them because of his strength. They both eventually find a job at a ranch and start working. They meet some guys at the ranch including one man named Curley. He is apparently a prize boxer and is just married to a troublesome woman. She is very flirtatious and eventually lets Lennie stroke her hair because he wants to stroke something soft. Because of his strength he strokes it too hard and she makes a sudden movement and he gets scared and accidently breaks her back and kills her. Curley sends a mob after Lennie so George has to kill his friend to prevent hi from being persecuted again.


 * Symbols **

Fantasy Farm- Happiness, Money and importance to be able to get far in life Farm they work on- Reality that nothing will be perfect but you will always have friendship Dead animals- irresponsibility and being feeble

Setting
Of Mice and Men takes place on a farm whether is on the outskirts in a feild, in the bunkhouse, or the barn.

Tone
One of the major emotions tied into this book is hope. Crooks, Lennie, and George hope they could own a farm of their own someday and Curlys wife hopes one day she could become a movie star. There pain and sorrow among many of the characters because they so badly want to have the American dream. This tone is sentimental, tragic, and doomed.

Critique
Personally i thought this book was genuine and must say the ending was unexpected but acceptable. As each character sought to find their own unique place in the world it suggests that humans have the natural potential to seek happiness although the potential may be harmful or fatal. The plot keeps you interested through out the book, and the characters are all unique to themselves with major roles, i would suggest this book to others.

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