Title: Of Mice and Men Author- John Steinbeck Publisher- Penguin Books Date Of Publication- 1965 Place- New York Setting: Time- 1920’s Place- Soledad in the Salinas Valley Type of Book: Adventure Purpose: To entertain How well did the author achieve his purpose: I think the author achieved his purpose very well. He made the book very interesting. Principal Characters: George - I didn't like George that much. I thought he was mean to Lennie. Lennie - …showed first 75 words of 540 total…

…showed last 75 words of 540 total…he got in trouble. When everyone found out Lennie had killed Curley's wife, they told George he should just kill Lennie cause he was causing him too much trouble. So, George went to the place where Lennie would be. George told Lennie he wasn't mad at him and would still let him take care of the rabbits. Then when Lennie wasn't looking, George took the gun and shot him in the back of his head.