I recently read a book by John Steinbeck called Of Mice and Men. It was about two men who in my mind were going through hell together. One named George a short not so strong fella but his buddy Lennie on the other hand a tall, strong not so smart man. In this book George and Lennie travel to California to work on what you could call a farm.The first few people that met George and Lennie didn't really know how to accept them.
Especially the owners son Curly. In my mind he was the antagonist and Lennie the protagonist. Curly really didn't like Lennie and everyone knew why, Curly wasn't the biggest of the bunch and size to him mattered. He'd always wanted to be a big and strong man but his height and weight had different plans. Seeing such a big and strong man like Lennie he took action and tried to bully him. If you knew Lennie you could tell all his screws weren't placed in correctly. You could say he was a baby trapped in a grown man body.
George constantly had to watch over him so he wouldn't do anything stupid or injure anyone not on purpose but by accident. Sadly George couldn't be there all the time and Lennie hurt a few people during his time on the job. They made some friends but Lennie just couldn't keep his hands to himself and hurt a lot of people. As much as Lennie didn't want to hurt people he was to strong for his own good. Of Mice and Men is a boy to read when you want to learn what friendship cost. You have to make hard decisions sometimes and sacrifice for the both of you. No one ever wants to hurt someone they care about but in a way you're protecting them, Like George with Lennie, I don't want to spoil anything though you've just got to pick up a copy and read for yourself!
This is a lot about the summary of the book. I would love to have heard more about connections you drew between the book and your own life. Also, don't forget to italicize or underline a title of a book.
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