Lennie and George are hiding after getting off a bus that took them from
Weed to Soledad. George is small and quick, dark of face with restless eyes
and strong, sharp features. Every part of him is defined. Lennie, who walks
behind him, is an enormous man with wide, sloping shoulders. They were forced
to leave Weed because Lennie was accused of rape. The need to run away after
getting into trouble for various reasons was a very common occurrence. They
sit eating and talking about the past and talking about the future. Their
hope for the future is to own a ranch of their own with rabbits and chickens,
and where they can live off "the fatta the lan'." They discuss their
plans for the next day and decide that they are to go to the ranch and George
is to do all the talking.
Review:
The novel, "Of Mice and Men" depicts the life of two migrant laborers,
George and Lennie, during the Great Depression. The first chapter presents
the relationship between these two men and their strong feelings for each
other. Here, the reader discovers the main personality differences between
George and Lennie. Because Lennie is slow mentally, George acts as Lennie's
guardian, taking care of the large child.
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