Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
Author: John Steinbeck
Desc: The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world. Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream -- a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California’s Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to America’s lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeck’s most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films.