Book Critique: Of Mice and Men
Gloriann Flemens
Minions
Book Critique
Of Mice and Men
Fiction
I recommend this book to all people. Especially if you love classics. This book is fiction.
Of Mice and Men falls into the “classical” genre. Alot of classic books such as this one, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Catcher in the Rye often use old english, most often slang terms. I know that all three of these books are considered “must read” classics from the New York Times. These books were written in the 1930’s to the 1960’s, the language that most of these older classic books are “unfiltered” meaning it has words that would be offensive today such as “nigger”. These type of classical books tend to have profanity. As I've read these types of books I always forget that this type of language and comments that the characters tend to use in the books were actually being used in real life at the time. “ Curle’ys face reddened. “ I'm goin’,” he said. “I’m gonna shoot the guts outa that big bastard myself, even if I only got one hand. “I’m gonna get ‘im.” (Page 107). This is an example of the way Curley talks, his use of words are completely different from today.
2. Whats different about the book? Describe in detail.
The story to this book was really different. It happened to be really short, I expected it to be longer. The characters were different for starters. There was Lennie, who was mentally ill. He would act like a child in many ways and the way he would speak in the book made him sound really immature. Then there was George. He was kinda like Lennie’s babysitter in a way. They've been traveling around together ever since Lennie's Aunt Clara died. George took over of becoming his “guardian”. He also had a bit of an anger problem, he would always be stressed out wondering what it would be like without having to watch over Lennie. Then there was Candy. He was a sweet old man, still working on a ranch. All three of these characters were really different, they had a lot of hope. They had hope that all three of them would someday have their own ranch and harvest crops of their own. “ George stood up. “Well do her.” he said. “well fix that old little place an’ go live there.” (Page 66)
3. What are your feelings about this book? Be specific.
There is a lot of loneliness in this book. Curleys wife for example. She feels so trapped because she doesn't really love Curley. Thats why shes always wandering around the barn ranch trying to talk to the different men who work there like Candy, Lennie, and George. Then theres Cooks, the african american man who works on the ranch as well. He is forced to stay out in the stables with the horses forced to read and stay there since he can never play card games with the other men since there white. He tells Lennie its very lonesome in the stables. “Get outta here now,” “A colored man needs privacy” You got no right to be in my room” (Page 75)
Minions
Book Critique
Of Mice and Men
Fiction
I recommend this book to all people. Especially if you love classics. This book is fiction.
- What is the genre of the book? Describe in detail.
Of Mice and Men falls into the “classical” genre. Alot of classic books such as this one, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Catcher in the Rye often use old english, most often slang terms. I know that all three of these books are considered “must read” classics from the New York Times. These books were written in the 1930’s to the 1960’s, the language that most of these older classic books are “unfiltered” meaning it has words that would be offensive today such as “nigger”. These type of classical books tend to have profanity. As I've read these types of books I always forget that this type of language and comments that the characters tend to use in the books were actually being used in real life at the time. “ Curle’ys face reddened. “ I'm goin’,” he said. “I’m gonna shoot the guts outa that big bastard myself, even if I only got one hand. “I’m gonna get ‘im.” (Page 107). This is an example of the way Curley talks, his use of words are completely different from today.
2. Whats different about the book? Describe in detail.
The story to this book was really different. It happened to be really short, I expected it to be longer. The characters were different for starters. There was Lennie, who was mentally ill. He would act like a child in many ways and the way he would speak in the book made him sound really immature. Then there was George. He was kinda like Lennie’s babysitter in a way. They've been traveling around together ever since Lennie's Aunt Clara died. George took over of becoming his “guardian”. He also had a bit of an anger problem, he would always be stressed out wondering what it would be like without having to watch over Lennie. Then there was Candy. He was a sweet old man, still working on a ranch. All three of these characters were really different, they had a lot of hope. They had hope that all three of them would someday have their own ranch and harvest crops of their own. “ George stood up. “Well do her.” he said. “well fix that old little place an’ go live there.” (Page 66)
3. What are your feelings about this book? Be specific.
There is a lot of loneliness in this book. Curleys wife for example. She feels so trapped because she doesn't really love Curley. Thats why shes always wandering around the barn ranch trying to talk to the different men who work there like Candy, Lennie, and George. Then theres Cooks, the african american man who works on the ranch as well. He is forced to stay out in the stables with the horses forced to read and stay there since he can never play card games with the other men since there white. He tells Lennie its very lonesome in the stables. “Get outta here now,” “A colored man needs privacy” You got no right to be in my room” (Page 75)