Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two migrant workers who move around to find job opportunities during the Great Depression in California. In Of Mice and Men, the killing of Lennie and Candy's Dog are symbolic physically and non-physically. ... He smelled, "We can't sleep with him stinkin' around in here (Steinbeck 47).... He wouldn't even quiver (Steinbeck 45).'" ... Steinbeck may present Lennie as acting "like a terrier" toward George, but even George struggles, on this occasion, to tame Lennie. ...

• Word Count: 627
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Set in this time period, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck writes about two young nomadic workers named George Milton and Lennie Small who begin working at a small ranch in the Salinas Valley of California. ... She was the wife of a man who would always pick fights with bigger men and who hated seeing her talk with others. Therefore, all the men on the ranch learned to not talk to her at all, in order not to make Curley mad. ... With all of her pain and loneliness she tells Lennie how she truly feels about not being able to talk to any men. ... John Steinbeck shows through the characters of Ca...

• Word Count: 964
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Have you ever had the kind of friend that always forgave you for the largest outcomes, no matter how bad the repercussions were? How about the one who holds you back, yet you still stay with them every step of the way? That was the kind of friendship George Milton and Lennie Small had in the book ...

• Word Count: 842
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School