Book Review

I had my students read Of Mice and Men by John Stienbeck. Since I had not read it in a long time and since it is always good to do what you have your students do, I read it again. Watching the students eyes open to this book was an amazing experience for me. The story is about George and Lennie, friends who travel as migrant workers around the time of the great depression. George tries to keep Lennie out of trouble, because Lennie was mentally handicapped, that proves to be a difficult task for George. Through the book you understand how much they have been through and you can also see evidence of that fact that John Stienbeck believes you can never rise above what you are born into. As they travel Lennie gets into trouble and they move on to stay out of serious trouble. When finally they are in a new town when Lennie does the unthinkable, which leads George to a major delima, to see how he handles you will have to read the book.