Of Mice and Men

This book is set during a hard time in American history, the Great Depression, and what it does to the people living during that time. The main characters, and others, dream of a better life on a piece of land that they own. However, both themselves and circumstances don't allow this. All the characters feel fear and a sense of captivity due to the lives they live. How they cope says much about themselves. Some cultivate friendships while others find enemies. There is also joy, loneliness, and anger.

This was a hard book to read, but worth it. The economic and racial problems were massive. This work is on many banned book list due to the racial language that is used, be warned.

There are many themes that can be explored while reading this. Some of those themes are: fear, the American Dream, predatory human nature, and racism.