Of Mice and Men; A magnificent manuscript
In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, a pair of friends, George- a quick-thinking gaurdian, and Lennie- a very slow thinker with a hulking body, travel along the countryside, picking up jobs where they can, with intents to buy a house and get away from the transient kind of life they had. After starting what is to be their last job before settling down and finally purchasing their own plot of land, things begin to go wrong for Lennie, a forgetful soul who can hardly control his own impulses. When a death occurs on the farm, it is the responsibility of Lenny, the guardian, to protect his friend from the hands of the malefactors. The climax is one of the most heart wrenching transpirations I have read to date.
Initially, I decided to read John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men for dubious reasons - to be more well-read and maybe earn brownie points with future English teachers. Plus, Of Mice and Men is one of the shortest classics, and in the......
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