A Book Review by Ian Keir
The title for this book came from a poem by Robert Burns called To a Mouse. The poem says:
"The best laid schemes
O mice and men
Gang aft A-gley
And lea'e us nought
But grief and pain
For promis'd joy."
This is exactly what this book is about, that sometimes our plans go wrong and this can be very sad.The two main characters are called George and Lennie. They work on a farm. Lennie is a big, clumsy man who is a bit like a child in his ways and George looks after him. Lennie likes little animals because he likes their soft fur. Lennie's boss is a mean man called Curly. One day, Lennie is talking to Curly's wife and she lets him stroke her hair, but then she gets scared and starts to scream. Lennie panics and shakes her so hard that he kills her. Lennie then runs away to a spot in the brush where George had told him to go if he got into trouble. George goes to find Lennie and does something which is an act of friendship but it is still terrible and sad. This is a very moving story which tugs at your heartstrings.
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