Of Mice and Men Summary and Important Quotes
Of mice and Men Summary Chapters and Important Quotes
Chapter 1 summary:
The story begins when George and Lennie have left a ranch in weed. They are now camping out near the Salinas River. We find out that George is a slim and intelligent person but Lennie is a big strong and described as an opposite of George.
Lennie goes to drink water from the pool’s edge and drinks like a hungry animal, George cautions him, telling him the water may not be very good. However, Lennie ignores his advice. The two men are on their way to get a temporary job, George also warns Lennie not to say anything when they arrive and George makes him recite this to himself because he forgets things very quickly.
In this chapter we easily identify the fact that Lennie likes to pet soft things. Lennie picks up a dead mouse which he finds on the side of the pool. George find out that he has a mouse in his pocket, which George confiscates and throws it into the weeds beyond the pond. Lennie retrieves the mouse, when George asks him to get and get wood for fire and once again George catches him and confiscates it. George also gives Lennie a lecture about the trouble he causes when he wants to pet softs things, which is about the time when in weed he was touching a girl’s soft dress, which causes her to scream and alleged that he raped her. Lennie than offers to leave and go live in a cave, causing George to soften his complaint and tell Lennie that perhaps maybe, he can get him a puppy that he can pet, without killing the it.
Before they go to sleep, Lennie asks George to repeat their dream of having their own ranch where Lennie will be able to tend rabbits. George tells him about their dream and he also tells Lennie that if anything bad happens, he should come back to this spot and hide. Finally just before they go to sleep Lennie tells George that they must have rabbits of various colours.
Important Quotes:
“one stayed behind the other”
“a huge man, shapeless of face, with large,
Chapter 1 summary:
The story begins when George and Lennie have left a ranch in weed. They are now camping out near the Salinas River. We find out that George is a slim and intelligent person but Lennie is a big strong and described as an opposite of George.
Lennie goes to drink water from the pool’s edge and drinks like a hungry animal, George cautions him, telling him the water may not be very good. However, Lennie ignores his advice. The two men are on their way to get a temporary job, George also warns Lennie not to say anything when they arrive and George makes him recite this to himself because he forgets things very quickly.
In this chapter we easily identify the fact that Lennie likes to pet soft things. Lennie picks up a dead mouse which he finds on the side of the pool. George find out that he has a mouse in his pocket, which George confiscates and throws it into the weeds beyond the pond. Lennie retrieves the mouse, when George asks him to get and get wood for fire and once again George catches him and confiscates it. George also gives Lennie a lecture about the trouble he causes when he wants to pet softs things, which is about the time when in weed he was touching a girl’s soft dress, which causes her to scream and alleged that he raped her. Lennie than offers to leave and go live in a cave, causing George to soften his complaint and tell Lennie that perhaps maybe, he can get him a puppy that he can pet, without killing the it.
Before they go to sleep, Lennie asks George to repeat their dream of having their own ranch where Lennie will be able to tend rabbits. George tells him about their dream and he also tells Lennie that if anything bad happens, he should come back to this spot and hide. Finally just before they go to sleep Lennie tells George that they must have rabbits of various colours.
Important Quotes:
“one stayed behind the other”
“a huge man, shapeless of face, with large,