Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck At first glance, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a tale of two best friends traveling the countryside looking for work. This would seem like the norm for lower class people trying to survive in the rat race of society. Yet, the story isn’t merely George and Lennie’s search for jobs. Rather, it is about their all out quest for the American Dream, the …showed first 75 words of 760 total…

…showed last 75 words of 760 total…would do it himself and get over it quickly where Lennie would not know what hit him. This is also true in life. Many times we are faced with tough choices and even though they maybe the hardest we would have to go through, we know that that is the only way there is. Suddenly, come to a realization that everything we thought we were about can all change with a blink of the eye.