The two main characters are George, a skinny black man and Lennie, a large and strong, dim-witted, man. George has been looking after Lennie for as long as he can remember and they both have the dream house that they will (want to) get one day.
Unfortunately due to circumstances caused by Lennie and his craze to pet beautiful things they were kicked out of their last job and were being searched for for a while but they eventually escaped.
So, they go to a new ranch to find work to "buck barley" and find themselves in favour of the men at the ranch. Although, the Boss' son, Curley, sees a weakness on Lennie and thinks that he can take him on. As this conflict progresses through the book Curley bites off more than he can chew with Lennie.
Lennie's extreme strength becomes more and more of a leading role in the storyline and by the end it causes a series of unfortunate events.
Excellent read 9/10 !!
JF
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