Of Mice And Men Response

Of mice and men The novel Of mice and men is a simple, elegant story at first glance but nonetheless is a very deep, meaningful book if you know where to look. Honestly i’d recommend this book to anyone of all ages. Its simple enough to entertain young readers yet , sorrowful and interesting to older more intelligent readers. The story also has its comedic relief when needed the most. I know i had a few laughs along the way. In this short writing i’m going to explain to you what I believe are some of the main themes in the story. While also showing the point that the horrid things Lennie does are not in fact his fault at all but societies. The story Of mice and men is about two best friends George (A middle aged man with wits, cunning, and passion) and Lennie (a strong, goodwilled, retard) On one of life's adventures to get a place of their own and live happily ever after tending rabbits and being self sufficient. The story starts out with George and Lennie being ran out of weed due to Lennie's mistake of scaring a young women into thinking he's gonna rape her. Of …show more content…
But i don't believe he should be punished at all. Yes justice is important but you don't need to kill someone with they mentally did not mean to do it or was mentally incapable to do bad things. What i’m trying to say is they should've just put Lennie in some sort of “hospital” instead of having to kill him. Everyone and anyone who read the book by John Steinbeck would know that all the “crimes” or bad things he has done was unintentional. However the world does not understand this in this point in time. The world back then was more black and white (pun intended) and they believed in a more hardcore law system like “an eye for an eye”. But nowadays we wouldnt have put him to death or even jailed the poor guy. Instead we would've put him in a “hospital” so he can get the help he