They first had jobs in Weed, California, but when Lennie touched a girl’s dress, she accused him of raping her. His Aunt Clara raised Lennie and took care of him until her death, and after she passed away George took responsibility for him. Lennie is a strong man, who can do just about any physical labor, but is very intellectually challenged. Of Mice and Men is a story about two men, Lennie Small and George Milton, who go around looking for jobs. I think that the Of Mice and Men movie version was very well done, but many things were different from the book. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1994 for his role as Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump and won a Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a TV Movie for his role in Truman. The director, Gary Sinise, was born in Blue Island, Illinois on March 17, 1955. It was also for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, which is a very prestigious award. In its first week alone, the movie made almost $100,000. The movie was made in 1992, and is about 1 hour and 50 minutes long. These are sometimes referred to as “Steinbeck Country.” Of Mice and Men was made into a movie, which was directed by Gary Sinise. His literature was greatly influenced by his hometown of Salinas and the surrounding areas, which was where most of his stories took place.

Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California on February 27th, 1902, and has written other famous novels such as The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden. The book Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, was written in 1937.

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