A review by tsushimashu
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

4.0

i enjoyed this book a lot more than i thought i would! i usually dont like books that are assigned for school (though i read this on my own, willingly, the point still stands that it is assigned in schools), but this one really stuck with me after finishing and i loved it. one of my favorite things about it was the parallel between the dog being put down and

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lennies death.

the dogs owner, candy, had no one else except for the dog, but the dog only brought trouble to people. he (the dog) struggled more than anything else and was put down for his own good, as he was deemed worthless and trouble by people around him. candy felt sorrow at the fact that no one stood up for the dog and said that he should be allowed to live, but couldnt even voice that himself. he regretted not putting down the dog himself. i felt that all of this could apply to lennie.

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his body was too big for him and he unknowingly brought harm and trouble to other people, accidentally killing little animals with good intentions. after killing that girl, he was deemed too much trouble than he was worth and needed to be killed. george didnt really want lennie to die, but couldnt say anything because he knew that it wouldnt be heard. so he took it upon himself to kill lennie, instead of letting someone else do it, because he remembered candy saying how he regretted not killing the dog.

this book was very emotional for me and i felt very struck with sorrow upon finishing it. the characters were all written very well and had immense depth. i loved it very much and plan to read it again soon.