Summary John Steinbeck wrote the book Of Mice & Men in 1937 during the Great Depression. The book is about the lives of two men who travel from job to job working on ranches and farms. These two main characters are George Milton and Lennie Small. George is a short, slight man and Lennie is a large, mildly retarded man. George looks out for Lennie and in return George gets companionship and protection from Lennie. The other …showed first 75 words of 1121 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1121 total…out the gun and aims it at Lennie’s head. He raises the gun and shoots Lennie in the back of the head because he knows that the mob of men will torture Lennie. The mob of men hear the shot and come running. They congratulate George for killing Lennie. Both George and Slim feel bad, but they both know it was better for Lennie. The others don’t even realize what is bothering them.