Personal+Connection

__Of Mice and Men__ could be relate to many people in several different ways. However, it only relates to me in one way. It relates to me because I, like most people, have been working my whole life so far towards a certain goal. George and Lennie worked their lives to eventually own their own ranch. My goal is a little different. My goal is to someday own a mansion in Italy. And I will work as hard as I can to make that dream come true. I'm sure that I, as George and Lennie did, will hit many speed bumps in my journey. But I will work through them because the satisfaction I will get from reaching my dream will overcome the discomfort I encounter from those minor speed bumps. In conclusion, the only way I can relate to Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is that I am also working towards a final goal, as Lennie and George were. -- Alec M.

The novel __Of Mice and Men__ relates to me because I kind of know how Lennie feels. Not that I am mentally challenged but sometimes people take advantage of me. I know how he feels because it has happened to me once or twice. For instance, if somebody forgot something of theirs, they would ask me and i feel like I have to say yes. The only reason I feel like I have to say yes is because I feel like they will not trust me or will not be my friend anymore. And I do not want to lose a good friend because of an argument. So I kind of know how Lennie feels. --Gagandeep K.

Well I personally think that the story relates to me in a few ways other than the fact I like to pet small animals(and sometimes see giant floating bunnies). I sometimes feel like George and how he knows what to do but really doesn't want to do it. But at the same time i am like Lennie(not mentally) because I like to be optimistic and not think of the bad things in life. Although doing that sometimes gets in the way of what i want to do in life. I also don't like to quit no matter what happens, if I set out to do something i will stop at nothing to see my goal accomplished. I believe that that is a feeling that is shared by most people on this planet. To conclude I would like to say that the world would be a better place if we acted a bit more like Lennie. To forgive and forget and not dwell on the imperfections of the world we live in, and just appreciate the little things. --John H.