AP Lit Summer Reading Blog 6

"Of Mice and Men" is a classic for many reasons. It is a tragic story about a man who hurts everything he tries to care for, but still has hope for the future. A man has to shoot his best friend to save him from a mob of angry workers. It also has a few underlying themes that were prominent at that point in time. Things like the separation between black and whites, the "American Dream" and everyones obsession with reaching it, the pain of leaving something behind, and moving forward towards a common goal. It is short but still has great character development and interactions between the characters. It focuses on the personalities of the men and how they deal with problems that come upon them. It is a great book and I believe it will continue to be read for a long time