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"Of Mice and Men" Book Report
"Of Mice and Men" was written by John Steinbeck and is a fictional book. "Of Mice and Men" is a book, set on the Californian
Grain Farms in the 1930's, about two life long friends named George and Lennie. The book generally is about all of the migrant workers, all with their own dreams. The main characters George and Lennie go from farm to farm, trying to work up a stake and save enough to buy their own farm one day. On their latest job they go to work on a farm after having to run away from their old town Weed. In their new farm, they meet many people including Curley, a little boxer guy who hates big guys like Lennie, and Curley's wife, who messes everything up in the end. Lennie and George have many grand adventures on the farm, but one day while George is out playing horseshoes, Lennie accidentally kills Curley's wife. Lennie runs away but when the guys come back to find Curley's wife dead, George is forced to kill his friend.
George is a typical migrant worker. He's not particularly strong, but he's smart and good at his job. The difference between him and the rest of the workers is that he has someone to call a friend. Lennie is the opposite of George in every physical way. He's much taller and better built, and consequently an amazing worker. Unfortunately for him and George he is not very intelligent. George enjoys going to brothels, getting drunk and generally wasting his money. Lennie adores animals and he likes to pet them. He forgets how strong he is and usually kills them. They both share the dream of one day owning their own farm. George wants freedom to work how he wants, and
Lennie wants to tend the rabbits.
The theme in this novel that is prominent throughout the novel is friendship, mainly the friendship that occurs between the two main characters, George and Lennie. This friendship was such a strong friendship because of the trust that existed between the pair. They also shared the same

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