Mice and Men is a story written by John Steinbeck mainly about two friends, George and Lennie. George is described as "Small", "Quick", "Dark of face" with restless eyes and sharp strong features. Lennie is totally the opposite, and is described as "huge man", "shapeless of face" with large pale eyes and sloping shoulders. John Steinbeck shows that George is the small clever guy whereas Lennie is the big dumb guy. George and Lennie travel together everywhere in the search for a job. Lennie keeps on messing up and so George and Lennie have to move elsewhere. This brings...
of culture in America during the 1930's. You can learn about friendship at the time, living style, how woman were treated, racism and the dream of owning land. The most favourite part of this novel is the role of Curley's wife and how she treated by other people and how she reacts to it. This is what probably told me the most about the culture of America during the 1930's. The way that Steinbeck has depicted each character really demonstrates the life during the 1930's. This is why I feel that this has been an appropriate novel to study.