As far as
the writing is concerned, the great strengths of the novella are its simple story line and the
believability of the relationship betweenand . Steinbeck doesn't sentimentalize the friendship,
but he does convey how strongly the two men are bonded, so that we fully feel George's grief
when he has to kill Lennie. The story has an effective and moving emotional payoff.
The thematic line is also easy to follow: two men have their simple dream of owning
their own farm snatched away by a cruel system that has betrayed the American dream and grinds
people up.
A glaring weakness in the novel is in its treatment of women.
Curley's wife doesn't even get a name and is characterized primarily as a sex object who is
dangerous to men. She is defined by her relationship to a man, as a 'wife' and nothing more. She
is also...
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