"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck

I will be writing this essay on "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. This book is about a couple of friends called George, the leader and Lennie who travel together. They work at ranches, but because Lennie always mucks it up, as you will see, they have to keep on moving from ranch to ranch.
The novel is set in America, South of California, in a place called Solidad. Solidad means loneliness in Spanish. The characters in the book are: George, Lennie, Candy, Candy's dog, Curly and his wife, Crooks, Slim and Carlson. Their lives are full of loneliness, hatred, and only thinking about number one. …