Publisher
Heinemann Educational Books London

Year of first print
1937

Number of pages
113

Number of chapters
6

Kind of story
Short story/novel

Explain the title
The title is linked to a Robert Burns poem, 'to a mouse'. In this poem a mouse has built a nest in which it can survive the winter. But the farmer destroys it. The same is the case with Lennie's plans for his future.

The story is also about a relationship between a man and animals and between two very different men.

Background Information
Titles of some other works by the same author: Cup of Gold, The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden.

Summary
The simple minded Lennie, together with his protecting friend George travels from ranch to ranch to get work. Lennie is a simple-minded guy, who likes to pet soft things. This gives some problems, because he is very big and strong and when he pets animals like mice an rabbits they die because he breaks there necks: At there last address, in Weed, they just wanted to feel this red dress. The girl didn't like this and she squawked this got Lennie so mixed up that he held on, because he was so scared that this was the only thing he could do. As soon as the girl tells the guys in Weed, they start a party out to lynch Lennie. They go to another ranch; on their way to next ranch they pass by a river where they take a sleep and choose it as a place to hide in case that might be necessary.

On there new address it is in the beginning different. Lennie isn't smart, but he can take orders and work very hard. Candy, one of the ranchmen has an old dog that stinks enormously. Slim the jerkline skinner has also a dog, who got 9 pups. So they want old Candy to shoot his dog and he can get than a pup from slim. Candy doesn’t want to do that, but Carlson can, also a ranch worker.

As Lennie likes to pet soft animals, but always kills them...

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