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Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

162 pages

About this book

The tragic story of George and Lennie, who move from one farm to another, looking for work. George is clever but Lennie's size and slowness is always getting him into trouble. One day the two men get a job on a farm. Things are going well until they meet Curley, the farm foreman and his unhappy wife.

Themes
HeartbreakingQuietly DevastatingMelancholic & NostalgicThought-Provokingfragility of the American Dreamloneliness in a harsh worldpower of protective friendshiptragedy of innocence and strength
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