Of Mice And Men
...probably during the depression of the 1930's ; three locations-along the banks of the Salinas River near the ranch, in the ranch bank house, and in the barn.
Background info: George Milton has cared for his mentally slow friend. Lennie Small, Since the death of Lennie's Aunt Clara. They travel together to work a various amount of jobs so that one day they will have enough money to live on their own and be their own bosses. Every time they have a job, Lennie gets into some trouble which forces them to run away. This time, they are running from a town called Weed to a ranch where they could work as ranch hands.
Major Characters:
George Milton: The small, sharp-ranch hand who travels with Lennie, George is a typical, realistic hand who uses his mind to approach future obstacles.
Lennie Small: A physically large man whose mind is slow; he has a short attention span and acts like a child. Lennie never could understand the consequences of his actions, travels with and is cared for by George.
Slim: A wise, well-respected ranch hand whose word is law; master craftsman who knows things without being told.
Carlson: Ranch hand who is the exact opposite of Slim; coarse and insensitive, Carlson does not understand the feelings of those around him.
Candy: The ranch hand who wanted to join the dream of George and Lennie, Candy's one faithful companion was his dog ; awaits the bleakness of the future of all the other ranch hands.
Crooks: Names for his crooked body; proud and independent Negro who also is an outcast on the ranch; bitter against racial discrimination against him, but Lennie and crooks accepted each other as time goes on; also wants to join Lennie and George's dream.
Curley: The evil son of the boss, Curley is small, vicious bully who picks on those smaller than he is and attempts to intimidate those larger than he is.
Curley's Wife: The bitter...
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