Of Mice And Men

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 Lonelinss And Alienation. Laborers In California's Dusty Vegetable Fields, They Hustle Work When They Can, Living A Hand-To-mouth Existence. For George And Lennie Have A Plan - To Own An Acre Of Land And A Shack They Can Call Their Own. When They Land Jobs On A Ranch In The Salinas Valley, The Fulfillment Of Their Dream Seems To Be Within Their Grasp. But Even George Cannot Guard Lennie From The Provocations Of A Flirtatious Woman, Nor Predict The Consequences Of Lennie's Unswerving Obedience To The Things George Taught Him.