Of mice and men: A review

Kaleigh R.

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I read this book because my peers read it. Peer pressure, right? I needed an honors book, it was short, and it was the first book my mom offered me when I told her that a classic would fill the requirement. It is a classic book, not sure what genre it falls under, but Wikipedia places it under “Novella”… It is set somewhere in California during the Great Depression. The plot for this book was interesting. The first third was dedicated to setup (getting the characters where they belong), the next third was development (introducing and expounding on other workers), and the last third was like action, but not really.

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1. The two characters
2. Doggy and Blacky
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[...] He gets harassed for never being able to find his wife, trying to scare a worker named Slim (but failing), and wearing a glove full of Vaseline his wife”. Jerk gets pissed off, and notices that Stupid is in the corner smiling (the third person narrator explains this is because he is thinking of the rabbits he will have soon). He goes over and starts beating up Stupid. Small tells stupid to fight back, and he does (crushing Jerk's hand in his massive hands). [...]

[...] Small drops the dream, and sees the rest of his life: earn a stake, spend it in a whore house, earn a stake He is really shaken up and sad by the whole thing. I could rant about how he felt (drawing connections to Doggy) and such, but that wasn't really explicitly stated in the book, and since this is a summary, not an essay, I won't. I liked the ending. It was beautiful. Part Character I pick Candy (Doggy). [...]

[...] The owners pay him well and keep him employed as a way of showing sympathy. There is Jerky-Jerk-McJerk-Jerk will call him Jerk for short). Jerk is the owner's son, and thinks he is really though (he was once a semi- professional boxer). Almost instantly, Jerk shows disdain toward Stupid. Small warns him to avoid Jerk and Jerk's wife, who appears to be a bit of a whore (she hangs around the bunk house a bit too much). Jerk is really over protective of his wife, maybe because he doesn't like her being so loose. [...]

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