Steinbeck refuses to allow himself to be pigeonholed. This is as
completely different from Tortilla Flat and In Dubious Battle as
they are from each other. Only in his complete understanding of the
proletarian mentality does he sustain a connecting link - though
this is assuredly not a "proletarian novel". It is oddly absorbing
- this picture of the strange friendship between the strong man and
the giant with the mind of a not-quite-bright child. Driven from
job to job by the failure of the giant child to fit into the social
pattern, they finally find - in a ranch - what they feel their
chance to achieve a homely dream they have built. But once again,
society defeats them. There's a simplicity, a directness, a
poignancy in the story that gives it a singular power, difficult to
define. Steinbeck is a genius - and an original. (Kirkus Reviews)
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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, misunder- standing and feelings of jealousy, becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes; friendship and 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.
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