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I agree that this is one of the best books in American history. "Of Mice and men" has incredible characters that are easy to fall in love with and relate to such as George, one of the main characters. This book also has such a great scene to visualize because John Steinbeck paints such a great picture with his words. With all the characters, and settings, comes a deep analysis of what this book really means, I mean, I read it and was constantly thinking of links within them all such as the connection to Lenny and George to Candy and his dog. Lenny and George are the main characters and the first people introduced in the book. George is the guy who pretty much watches over Lenny. I also learned early that Lenny is Mentally challenged by the way he talks and acts. During the beginning, Lenny is caught with a mouse in his pocket that’s dead and refuses to give it up. I thought it was hilarious every time he is caught I could not help but LMAO. Another moment that had me rolling, was when he killed the puppy he received, and yelled at it for getting killed. George on the other hand is dry humor, and is never meant to be funny but somehow is. Lenny is a lovable charctyer because he acts like a child and it is adorable. Some more characters are on the farm they work in. There is Candy who is an older man with a hand missing, curly who is a douche, and his wife who is lonely and pisses everyone off. All in which add a touch to the story that makes it so great. When the story begins, a reader can visualize what moment John captures in his novel. This is the most beautiful opening I have ever read. It takes place by the Salinas River and is described like this: “ A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green. The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool”. I had to write the whole two sentences because nothing can substitute what is caught in this setting. The author paints such an incredible picture with his words. My analysis of the book was this: Lenny and George had a relationship that was the same as one character Candy and his dog. During the entire book, Lenny is constantly compared to a dog or an animal of some sort, and is often told in incidents he is basically not good for himself or no one. Candy’s dog is also talked about in the same matter. The dog is killed with a gun to the head to alleviate it’s own pain; the same death that Lenny experiences. During the book at this one specific part candy tells George he should have killed his own dog instead of letting a stranger do it. So I guess that is why George kills Lenny before the angry mob does just so he would not end up like Candy. Whatever analysis of the book you come up with, it’s what you decide, but for me it is what I have already written. As a result of reading of mice and men, I guess I walked away with good feelings towards this Novel. I loved the characters especially Lenny, he made me crack up the entire time. The pictures this book put forth were amazing to read and helped me understand the setting. Of course the analysis is what always makes a book so great and this was accomplished because it was so beautifully written, anyone could link these events to other books, life, and the world around us.

2022-10-11 19:06