Recently, I started Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The plot takes place during the Great Depression. Two migrant workers are traveling to California, and are ditched by the bus a ways from the actual farm.
The two characters we can meet in the beginning are Lennie and George. From the way Lennie speaks, we could tell Lennie has mental issues, and George consistently gets angry with this. George even goes on how it would be easier for him to work by himself. Lennie also gets them in trouble often, in particular trying to snatch the girls dress, because Lennie likes touching soft things.
George is described as "Both wore black, shapeless hats and both carried tight blanket rolls slung over their shoulders. The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose. Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, and wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely"(pg. 2). These references shows the differences among these two men, one being large, and the other smaller. George is the smaller man.
One thing that was very inspiring about their story is their dream of having their own farm. This is very similar to the American Dream that everyone inspired to achieve in their own lives. Whether they accomplish this will probably be an essential part of John Steinbeck's reasoning for this book.
Other characters are Carlson, Candy, Curley, Slim, and Curley's wife. All these characters on the farm appeal to the dynamic duo in different ways. Curley's wife tries to flirt, and Curley is very mean and arrogant.
