TY - GEN AU - STEINBECK, JOHN TI - Of mice and men T2 - Penguin Classics SN - 9780140186420 PY - 1994/// CY - New York PB - Penguin Books KW - Young Adult Literature KW - Hope KW - Loneliness N2 - The tragic story of the complex bond between two migrant laborers in Central California. They are George Milton and Lennie Small, itinerant ranch hands who dream of one day owning a small farm. George acts as a father figure to Lennie, who is a very large, simpleminded man, calming him and helping to reign in his immense physical strength ER -