Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men
By John Steinbeck (1994)

Genres : Classics, Philosophy, Fiction

Rating : 5/5

Absolutely loved that the author had created character masterpieces in such short page count!!

The future is unforeseeable and some of the best laid plans fail to turn out. Sometimes those who are the most vulnerable amongst us also turn out to be the most misunderstood and wronged against. Lennie (big man, mentally unsound) and George (small, smart man) move between different jobs and look out for each other. Well, its George saving and rescuing the blubbering and blundering Lennie most of the time. But this time, Lennie does something that even George cannot swing. How do the duo escape a fate that threatens their togetherness and friendship? How does it shatter their plan of owning their own place and living off by their ownselves?

The immense pity I felt towards Lennie - a big, strong man capable of great physical labor but mentally challenged/incapable - soon coagulated into a hard crust of no sympathy at his actions even though he does them without meanness and prior thought. I think George did the only right and kind thing he could under the given circumstances even if it might come off as selfish betrayal!