Name: Von Mäusen und Menschen
Rating: 3.702741702741703 (2079 reviews)

John Steinbeck

Günter Blöcker

Katrin Janecke

Jochen Thau

Von Mäusen und Menschen

Of Mice and Men is a 1937 novella written by American author John Steinbeck. It describes the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, as they move from place to place in California, searching for jobs during the Great Depression.

Of Mice and Men

Ofri Earon

Francisco Torres Oliver

Francisco Anton

De ratones y hombres

Ronaldo ovando

Karpe Diez

Loneliness is explored in the utmost of its hues and facets. It is a feeling so overwhelming that various characters choose to talk to someone that does not have the capacity to comprehend their discourse. But it is better than talking to a wall. Characters in the book also seem to lack the capability to relate to one another's needs and aspirations which ends up in parallel monologues. Progressing screen-by-screen in this reading brings a feeling of helpless sadness. And the darkness of despair... Somehow, the accessibility in which Steinbeck writes, reaching to one`s every fiber of spiritual absorption, reminds me of a great Romania novelist Marin Preda.

A beautiful short story about two friend on their way to make their dreams come true. Unfortunately, things don't go as expected, and we learn that sometimes sacrifices must be made, no matter how hard they are.

Engin Erdurmaz

The book is about the struggles one takes in order to live the american dream. Thats what the entire story is. It revolves around 2 dudes: a small and quick witted George and a big built but mentally slow Lennie. The book shows all sorts of stuff like companionship, difficulties and ends on a very brutal and tragic note. My major criticism, which is also the reason behind me not able to rate it highter, is that this book is entirely written on metaphors regarding animals. The concept is alright but overall it starts getting on my nerves and I end up feeling annoyed by them. Some may like it but me? nah it kinda ruined the book for me, the ending rather saved it if I be frank.

Aarush Arora

I was forced to read this for school and found myself loving it. I enjoyed the depth of characters, the way that society and societal issues were shown, and over all the way the story progressed. 

The relationship between brothers was truly heart warming up until the end. I was blown away by the ending and the choice he made, Part of me understands why he chose to shoot Lennie but at the exact same time because what if things had been different? I was told the ending was comprable to the trolley problem and I disagree, I feel there were so many options and the choice that George made was one of the worst ones. I could also be high;y biased because Lennie was my goat but I find so many scenarios where something different could have happened and they could have followed what they had planned originally. I will agree that what Lennie did was wrong but I have a big soft spot for him so I feel that what George did was deeply wrong.

I honestly think I would read this book again which is rare especially because of how I feel about the ending, I find myself wanting to read through the story again and see if I maybe have a different opinion with a fresh prospective. 

Eve Fickes

I was forced to read this for school and found myself loving it. I enjoyed the depth of characters, the way that society and societal issues were shown, and over all the way the story progressed. 

The relationship between brothers was truly heart warming up until the end. I was blown away by the ending and the choice he made, Part of me understands why he chose to shoot Lennie but at the exact same time because what if things had been different? I was told the ending was comprable to the trolley problem and I disagree, I feel there were so many options and the choice that George made was one of the worst ones. I could also be high;y biased because Lennie was my goat but I find so many scenarios where something different could have happened and they could have followed what they had planned originally. I will agree that what Lennie did was wrong but I have a big soft spot for him so I feel that what George did was deeply wrong.

I honestly think I would read this book again which is rare especially because of how I feel about the ending, I find myself wanting to read through the story again and see if I maybe have a different opinion with a fresh prospective. 

A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression

Over seventy-five years since its first publication, Steinbeck’s tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America’s most widely read and taught novels. An unlikely pair, George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression, grasp for their American Dream. They hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations, nor predict the consequences of Lennie’s unswerving obedience to the things George taught him.

Of Mice and Men represents an experiment in form, which Steinbeck described as “a kind of playable novel, written in a novel form but so scened and set that it can be played as it stands.” A rarity in American letters, it achieved remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films. This edition features an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw, one of today’s leading Steinbeck scholars.

Source: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/354251/of-mice-and-men-by-john-steinbeck/9781440633904

Dani

Because Lennie can never pass from his state of innocence, he must be destroyed. Lennie represents that part in George, possibly in everyone, that remains childlike. It is important that George, himself, must destroy Lennie and that Lennie literally dies with the dream. Before his death, Lennie repeats the dream like a catechism and urges George, “Le’s do it now,” after which George pulls the trigger. Lennie dies with the dream.<br /><br />Lennie becomes a metaphor for the death of innocence within a selfish society that cannot comprehend him or his relationship with George. To illustrate this point, Steinbeck allows the character Carlson the final word, “Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin’ them two guys?” Carlson embodies an apathetic society that cannot understand a relationship based upon trust and love rather than avarice. Carlson insists upon killing Candy’s dog because “He don’t have no fun.” Like the society he epitomizes, all of Carlson’s judgments deal in the superficial. For Steinbeck, that is a world that cannot sustain innocence.

Nadine MacDonald

such an easy and quick read when I didn’t expect it to be. Can certainly feel the impending doom at times, but in a good foreshadowing way, not a predictable way. really loved this book actually. 

Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California's Salinas Valley, but their hopes are dashed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes of friendship and shared vision, and giving a voice to America's lonely and dispossessed, Of Mice and Men remains Steinbeck's most popular work, achieving success as a novel, Broadway play and three acclaimed films.

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