Book reviews Of Mice And Men

Hi! My name is Alyssah-Jasmine.Today i am going to be sharing with you, reviews of the book, "Of mice and Men".

The novel, "Of Mice and Men"was published in the year 1937, by the author John Steinback.  The novel is about the friendship between two men, named George and Lennie and the dream they share of owning land as well as a home of their own.This story is basic and it takes places over three short days on a Salinas Valley ranch where George and Lennie found work as farm hands.

Thematically, the author investigates the thought of dreams and how plans can go wrong because of the forces of one's control. Allowed the time in which the novel was written in, his control of over the mentally handicapped Lennie is gentle and compassionate.  The author portrays the setting stunningly and wraps it around the characters who have personalities which become visible through their dialogue and the relationships with each other.  There is ample foreshadowing to be able to assume the ending of the book.


- A REVIEW OF THE NOVEL-

This book is a touching as well as a sad tale of a friendship between two men (in the time of the 1930's). The novel is about dream, struggle, discrimination as well as triumph of friendship and broken dreams.  The author uses subtle characterization to show the workers and their persona (their personality).  "Of Mice And Men"  is a tragedy within such a condensed book, and the author was able to fit all of the themes perfectly into this book.  According Cody0712, the themes used were "misunderstanding, ignorance, hatred, sexism, discrimination of the impaired, prejudice, racism, action, tension, friendship and many more.  The author of this blog thought that this book had so many themes and it was so meaningful at the same time.

The book is a good read for teens and adults as well as for each time that you read it, the novel gives a different views. This story contains of lots of depth and could it could definitely be discussed for a whole lifetime :)

I hope you enjoyed my presentation!! :)


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