Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck

 Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck | 107 pages

They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. But George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own.

I've read Steinbeck before... I should know what to expect. But even still this wrecked me.

So many images and symbols, between the mice and rabbits and the dogs relating to the human experiences of George and Lenny. It's a heartbreaking tale.