Of Mice and Men is a novella about loneliness, hope, and loss. It's a quick fast-paced read but it was hard to read, especially when you consider the end. Steinbeck gives us a look at how sad and depressing life was for the men who worked in ranches in California at that time. Life was simply work and food and at the end of the month going to a whore house, with some who hope to own some land to live off but never actually do it. 
 Lennie was as innocent and dumb as a baby but stronger than most men. Reading about him was saddening and the end was simply soul-crushing. It hurt to read the end and I am both sad and angry about it.