Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, is a story of friendship and hardship. George and Lennie are two men who are best friends. Lennie, with a huge build, is not mentally sound (17) ____________.
George, the exact opposite of Lennie, is short and straight to the point. Together they work on a ranch, hoping to gather enough (18) ____________– a small farm with rabbits and chickens. However, Lennie, who is immature, often gets in trouble with Curley, the ranch boss’s son. As a true friend, George supports and cares for (19) ____________.
One day Lennie takes things too far by accidentally killing Curley’s newly-wed wife. How will George manage to (20) ____________?
Of Mice and Men is an amazing book for teens. It realistically portrays the two men’s friendship through good times and hard times, and their everlasting (21) ____________. At times, the plot is dramatic and the story turns in ways I would never have expected. The unexpected ending mystified me (22) ____________. However, the author’s descriptions helped me clearly picture the hard life of the ranch workers during the Great Depression.
Aand left me with mixed feelings
Bmoney to buy their dream house
Cand making their dreams come true
DLennie through all his hardships
Eand often acts like a little child
Fsupport of each other until the very end
Gtell how the plot is going to develop
Hhelp Lennie in this tragic incident
