Video SparkNotes: John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men summary

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  • @Jollycw
    @Jollycw 4 роки тому +3144

    I feel sad because all of these people are like ‘ who’s got an exam tomorrow’ but they all said it 4-5 years ago which means they most likely graduated

    • @juddpope22
      @juddpope22 4 роки тому +30

      Bruh same!!💀

    • @mimi_smiles
      @mimi_smiles 4 роки тому +23

      Yes I have an assignment due soon

    • @leanna5315
      @leanna5315 4 роки тому +7

      Yeah :/

    • @13b1tches
      @13b1tches 4 роки тому +14

      I’m a freshmen and we have to read it soon 😹😹😹

    • @tommyscott9085
      @tommyscott9085 4 роки тому +12

      @@13b1tches Enjoy Highschool man In my Senior Year

  • @MrTLexify
    @MrTLexify 9 років тому +5679

    Who's got their exam tomorrow?

  • @johndough5367
    @johndough5367 10 років тому +805

    This book honestly brought a tear to my eye. You like to think candy and George got a farm for themselves, but in the back of your head you know George and candy died broke and on a farm

    • @ariadneanglin2303
      @ariadneanglin2303 6 років тому +6

      JOhn Dough exactly what I thought

    • @AmronFortis
      @AmronFortis 6 років тому +52

      That's ridiculous. You have to remember, Lenny was kinda holding George back.
      Sure, they got to pool money, but it was only gonna take a month. Give them 3 months and I can't see why they couldn't make it.

    • @robohead1018
      @robohead1018 6 років тому +38

      “‘I’ll work my month an’ I’ll take my fifty bucks an’ I’ll stay all night in some lousy cat house. Or I’ll set in some poolroom till ever’body goes home. An’ then I’ll come back an’ work another month an’ I’ll have fifty bucks more’” (Steinbeck 95).

    • @fishlordusername891
      @fishlordusername891 5 років тому +54

      This is months old but it helps me practicepp for the exam so :/. no matter how much Lenny held him back, the main reason George even wanted that farm was because of Lenny. George is a fairly average person, and his friendship with Lenny in a world of migrant workers where everyone is lonely and such close friendships were rare is the only thing that made him worth something and prevent him from completely being hopeless. the kind of childish naivety in a depressing adult world that Lenny had and the constant repetition of the dream made him actually believe it and work towards something. That childish naivety is however what brings Lenny's downfall in the novel, as if he was capable of understanding the seriousness of his situation with Curley's wife, she probably wouldn't have died. This is Steinbeck's main argument in the book - that happiness can be achieved through friendship, but cannot be achieved in a world as cruel as the one itinerant workers had. At the same time, being blinded by a dream and child naivety is also wrong and brings to destruction. The american dream is long dead.

    • @lune5341
      @lune5341 4 роки тому

      @@fishlordusername891 please i wanna ur help

  • @PTFVBVB
    @PTFVBVB 11 років тому +536

    George killed Lennie because he knew if Lennie was found by Curley and his posse, what they did to him would be much worse than what George did, in essence, saving Lennie from a crueler fate.

  • @Zzzk23
    @Zzzk23 8 років тому +2384

    This was probably one of the only books that every school is forced to read and yet I actually enjoyed.
    Update: Apparently you all didn’t read enough if you think “I” (meaning my own personal experience) means “everyone else.” What books you read and liked are different than mine. Sorry I thought Great Gatsby was Mediocre Gatsby but chill.

  • @paytonnewman1968
    @paytonnewman1968 9 років тому +1753

    When I read this I cried. Lenny was so misunderstood. I can only imagine what if feels like. :'(

    • @benjaminsmith1328
      @benjaminsmith1328 9 років тому +168

      +Payton Newman The hallucination scene at the end demonstrates that Lennie remembered all the things that George told him not to do, and all the wrongs he had done that he claimed and pretended he had forgotten. Then he ignores his aunt telling him about George and talks to an imaginary rabbit instead, demonstrating that he doesn't care about George, and is only pursuing his dream of tending to the rabbits, using George as a means to reach his own goal, and in the process, destroying George's dream. All in all, Lennie is the selfish one in the story, and George is the one who has to kill his only friend, and has his dream destroyed.
      pretty much just copied that from my hw xD

    • @robynorts
      @robynorts 9 років тому +23

      +benjamin smith what did your teacher say about it? Thats quite an in depth thought line. I might have to use that xx

    • @71crm
      @71crm 8 років тому +36

      +Payton Newman Yeah, it really shows you how far the treatment of people who intellectual disabilities has come-back then they didn't treat them with dignity and respect like we do now

    • @haydnstrauss
      @haydnstrauss 8 років тому +13

      +Payton Newman Except the book was too shit to properly convey anything close to emotion

    • @hannahreynen4283
      @hannahreynen4283 6 років тому

      Payton Newman lmao Felt* like

  • @MailinP
    @MailinP 10 років тому +357

    " Curley gets angry because no big son of a bitch laughs at him"

  • @RTA2401
    @RTA2401 10 років тому +902

    Crooks doesn't "come in" to the bunkhouse. He only pokes his head around the door due to racial segregation. Important detail overlooked!

    • @cxthedev9199
      @cxthedev9199 5 років тому +32

      Tom Avann damn you really paid attention to this didn’t u

    • @joshuahecht6866
      @joshuahecht6866 4 роки тому +5

      Tom Avann
      I know that too man racism is big because of 1930s

    • @csapienza001
      @csapienza001 4 роки тому +1

      Oy vey

    • @mehimself3936
      @mehimself3936 3 роки тому

      Not really an important detail but ok

    • @spacebar9733
      @spacebar9733 3 роки тому +7

      wait im black and i didnt even notice that

  • @alexgalle5407
    @alexgalle5407 7 років тому +1470

    They forgot curleys Vaseline filled glove

    • @inkystars19
      @inkystars19 5 років тому +9

      Yeah

    • @lucasvic7010
      @lucasvic7010 5 років тому +8

      Of course!😛

    • @caelan8819
      @caelan8819 5 років тому +44

      Alex Galle, glova fulla VaSeLInE

    • @sarahejazz
      @sarahejazz 5 років тому +24

      OH MY GOD😂😂😂😂the best highschool joke😂

    • @stivendog
      @stivendog 5 років тому +52

      "he said he's saving that hand for his wife!" LOL

  • @2Stalky
    @2Stalky 8 років тому +771

    The moment when you are getting sad of what happened at the end from just listening to summary.

  • @bluewhitestripe
    @bluewhitestripe 11 років тому +184

    If anyone is watching this because they dont want to read the book, READ IT!! I read it when I was about ten and it didnt take me very long. It is absolutely worth it.

    • @israismail5082
      @israismail5082 11 років тому +8

      this book is soooo sad!!!! the end is sad !!!

    • @bluewhitestripe
      @bluewhitestripe 11 років тому

      Its good isnt it?

    • @israismail5082
      @israismail5082 11 років тому +5

      yeah its ok i guess...BUT ITS STILL SAD !!!!!

    • @bluewhitestripe
      @bluewhitestripe 11 років тому +1

      I know right!!!! I finished it in english class so I couldn't cry :(

    • @israismail5082
      @israismail5082 11 років тому +2

      if u cried id b like izzy , r u ok???? then ud b like yea im fine just this book !!!

  • @hannahgreteman5412
    @hannahgreteman5412 3 роки тому +33

    I know a lot of students are here because they didn't read the book, but please take time to read this short, insane classic. I couldn't set this book down. The emotions grabbed me much harder in the book than any explanation.

  • @RevelsInTheGeekness
    @RevelsInTheGeekness 9 років тому +702

    If only Lenny knew his own strength, nothing bad would have happened :(

    • @talhaahmed07
      @talhaahmed07 9 років тому +47

      Lennie

    • @zmil666
      @zmil666 8 років тому +6

      +TALHA AHMED lemmy!!

    • @angelicajohnson3760
      @angelicajohnson3760 7 років тому +6

      Teagan Eschborn Lemon

    • @Sam-rf4pd
      @Sam-rf4pd 7 років тому +61

      Lennie's disabled and when he gets panicked, he focuses on holding onto the thing he likes and making sure it doesn't escape his grip. He's not aware of his own strength because he doesn't know how to control himself and doesn't comprehend what's good and bad to do.

    • @callmecoco9199
      @callmecoco9199 6 років тому +5

      He's stuck between controlling his strength and emotions

  • @Nightdivinity
    @Nightdivinity 9 років тому +45

    I'm 20 and I studied this novel when I was 15. Glad to see people still studying this for their exam.

    • @tylerr7626
      @tylerr7626 2 роки тому +10

      you 27 now that’s crazy

    • @CartanMilk
      @CartanMilk 2 роки тому

      we still do.. we still do

    • @stitchtpr7494
      @stitchtpr7494 2 роки тому +1

      Yep... just finished the book and now looking at summaries to see how accurate they are

    • @Pandabunny.
      @Pandabunny. 6 місяців тому

      Wow now u are 28, I was 2 years old when you did this novel

  • @kayokay9454
    @kayokay9454 5 років тому +61

    A important part is that candy said he shouldn't have let them shoot his dog. He should have done it himself.
    Kinda putting George in the perspective that if Lenny will be killed it shouldn't be by a stranger but someone that cares for him. Someone he loves and trust near by and not surrounded by anger and fear.
    I honestly find this book so emotional and suggest you read it instead of spark notes.
    I seriously cried reading this book

    • @evatroniclover0026
      @evatroniclover0026 Рік тому

      I shouldn't let other people kill me, I should kill myself.

  • @MattyBoyy99
    @MattyBoyy99 8 років тому +504

    Good luck to all year 11's for the exam on Monday, may god be on our side🙏🏼❤️

    • @pbm7741
      @pbm7741 8 років тому +1

      +TheMultiModzz u too

    • @Haveagreatdayight
      @Haveagreatdayight 8 років тому +31

      I'm in 9th and doing it

    • @yamim6525
      @yamim6525 8 років тому +3

      I have my final on this book tomorrow:// thank you the good luck!

    • @eunoia3919
      @eunoia3919 8 років тому +9

      I'm in 8th and I'm doing it

    • @jessem2510
      @jessem2510 7 років тому +5

      I am grade 10 and I have an exam on it.

  • @cacalatosomcpi3677
    @cacalatosomcpi3677 11 років тому +104

    He dealt with the problem himself rather than having the others do it. It's kind of what Candy said after they killed his dog: "I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to of let no
    stranger shoot my dog."

  • @FIDEL_CASHFLOW_
    @FIDEL_CASHFLOW_ 3 роки тому +22

    I remember lamenting the fact that I had to read this in school but as I actually read it, I turned out to be a great book. A truly heart-wrenching story that reminds you that if you have somebody, cherish them because so many people don't have anybody.

    • @Ok-fj7xx
      @Ok-fj7xx 3 місяці тому

      Fidel Cashflow 💀💀

  • @Lauren-ef8zd
    @Lauren-ef8zd 8 років тому +33

    Had all winter break to read this book and here I am, five hours until school starts.

  • @ferrets_and_snow2814
    @ferrets_and_snow2814 8 років тому +164

    OMG I just read this book because I heard it was good, was so shocked by the ending that I couldn't believe what I just read so I had to watch this video. That book was so good

  • @mehimself3936
    @mehimself3936 3 роки тому +21

    I just finished reading this book,and i absolutely loved it. I personally think the book talks about mental illness,using other people for your own personal benefit,and loneliness. But that's what i personally think. I loved it 8/10

  • @jakesterofawesum2994
    @jakesterofawesum2994 10 років тому +65

    This was a beautiful book. I actually cried at the end.

  • @4locsW
    @4locsW 3 роки тому +80

    Who else keeps seeing the TikTok about “you’ll see these two people and understand later” or something like that

    • @somscaleyyyyyy7868
      @somscaleyyyyyy7868 3 роки тому +4

      Ye I'm just starting to read the book and the end hit me like a truck!😔 I mean george only wanted what's best for Lennie

  • @nrop000
    @nrop000 4 роки тому +29

    I find it so ironic that Lenny always keeps pet mice that he ends up killing, and in the same way Lenny is goerge pet mouse, because he has to take care of him and ends up killing him.

  • @FelicityWilkinsonfelicity
    @FelicityWilkinsonfelicity 7 років тому +141

    Don't forget the foreshadowing

    • @betoen
      @betoen 4 роки тому

      How is that?

    • @livgeherin7514
      @livgeherin7514 4 роки тому +23

      SPOILERS but also good advice if you're reading this for school below
      If you have to write an essay, either write it on the parralels of Candy letting the other men kill his dog vs George killing Lennie himself or Carlson and the other men's loneliness vs. Candy and his dog, and George and Lennie
      Good luck 9th graders

  • @rileyhasguns597
    @rileyhasguns597 9 років тому +254

    just a random adult here. watching these vids to get a recap on old favorite books i read in school.

    • @user-hi4sm3ig5j
      @user-hi4sm3ig5j 8 років тому +1

      Why don't you just read it?

    • @rileyhasguns597
      @rileyhasguns597 8 років тому +4

      +iM3GTR I never got to read this one in highschool. If i can find a book store I'll probably get it.

    • @kaytheproblem2066
      @kaytheproblem2066 8 років тому

      Leon C. same

    • @csapienza001
      @csapienza001 4 роки тому

      Same

    • @karenkalweit6018
      @karenkalweit6018 4 місяці тому

      @@user-hi4sm3ig5j I saw the video and I thought I would see how the Internet age presented this story. I hope everybody reads it eventually. This certainly gets the highlights of the story across and will help you pass your test. But there are deeper themes here. This story started out sad and moved the ultimate tragedy.

  • @E_Hooligan
    @E_Hooligan 5 років тому +98

    Dude, I never read this book at school, I just literally came here to understand a twitter meme where George points the gun to Lenny’s head while saying “vibe check”

  • @eya6350
    @eya6350 9 років тому +43

    that moment when the teacher says i need quotes... *my face* t(~.~)t

  • @quad1000
    @quad1000 12 років тому +12

    I did read it when I was 12. Three things I remember: 1. People find value in close relationships over monetary gain. 2. Common bonds and familiarity steel one during times of trouble. 3. Compassion and forgiveness, though costly, make the world go 'round.
    Good luck with yourself.

    • @avavo3233
      @avavo3233 2 роки тому

      wow thanks you too

  • @PapagiannisWoW
    @PapagiannisWoW 9 років тому +24

    Greetings from Greece! I heard this on an old recording of a greek radio-theater show, and since I wouldn't have the time to read the original, I found this very helpful to see and compare how well the translation and acting held up!
    On a sidenote, the intro music they used was "Oh Susanna"!
    May you guys get a good grade! Being forced to read a story almost always ruins it. I'm glad I had the chance to hear it on my own :)

    • @juniperp8650
      @juniperp8650 3 роки тому +2

      You should read it too. It is only 106 pages long. Totally worth it.

  • @b.m1902
    @b.m1902 6 років тому +5

    I pulled it and pulled it together until the end hit me like tsunami
    And I just halted for a moment and shed a tear for poor Linnie ...
    This is such a compelling story of loneliness, friendships, needs and dreams ..

  • @Gamelover254
    @Gamelover254 9 років тому +22

    my exam is tomorrow and i have to remember stuff i read two years ago. Thank god fo spark notes, they have such good recap videos (: now to study for the rest of the night. WISH ME LUCK!! (:

    • @tyherzy4245
      @tyherzy4245 6 років тому

      did you do good on that test 3 years ago?

  • @QuinterosFinance
    @QuinterosFinance 6 років тому +71

    I don't have an exam, I wachted a Family guy episode and just wanted to know more haha

  • @stephaniewhite5644
    @stephaniewhite5644 4 роки тому +2

    I didn't read this book in school, it was in the 1960s, but I read it because I loved to read John Steinbeck's work. But when I saw the movie, it really shook me. It was a very hard life for migrant workers back then. The people who were displaced because of the dust bowl incident, must have been frightening to have to go somewhere else to make a new living. I was born and raised in California, and it was a very agricultural community where I was raised. The places that were mentioned in the book and movie were real places in California. It was very close to home.

  • @nicebeebetanic3948
    @nicebeebetanic3948 8 років тому +138

    2 hour lit exam tomorrow guys :(

  • @psychicplebalien
    @psychicplebalien 10 років тому +82

    Why did Lenny have to be killed? D: He was my favorite character... reminds me of the butterflies that keep coming to me when they are in pain ;-; you just have to let them be...

    • @AzalofForossa
      @AzalofForossa 10 років тому +53

      He had to die, if he wasn't killed he would either end up to one of 3 things.
      1: Killed by Curley because of revenge for his dead wife.
      2: Sent to an insane asylum because of his disability.
      3: Sent to prison where he would die, from a sentence of "rape" and murder.

    • @SwiftieCat-sm9pr
      @SwiftieCat-sm9pr 10 років тому +25

      Also because they were gonna have to run away all the time and they wouldn't get anywhere in life. And back then if the cops ever got a hold of him they would've tortured him and George didn't want him to have to go thought that

    • @SwiftieCat-sm9pr
      @SwiftieCat-sm9pr 10 років тому

      Meant though not thought lol

    • @thescholarlywalrus1138
      @thescholarlywalrus1138 9 років тому +20

      Butterflies come to you when they are in pain? What?

    • @mago2267
      @mago2267 6 років тому +5

      Yeah just let him be... just let him kill everyone by accident. Btw. the, would have lynched him, if it was not for George

  • @musicallymaximized2694
    @musicallymaximized2694 7 років тому +192

    Who else didn't read any of the book and has a test tomorrow on it?

  • @evanthiakrassa9197
    @evanthiakrassa9197 3 роки тому +4

    This is one of my favourite books at the moment please take the time to actually read it , it's worth it. I cried numerous times while reading it. It's amazing

  • @devtogoru
    @devtogoru 9 років тому +248

    this video makes the ending part seem plain and boring

    • @smokeybrown8752
      @smokeybrown8752 5 років тому +5

      Deva-Putra Wardiman the ending IS plain and boring. Other books like the lord of the flies, the sun also rises and the great gatsby had better ending than this.

    • @cv2988
      @cv2988 5 років тому +8

      Thas crazy bro but who tf asked

    • @kittycat5972
      @kittycat5972 4 роки тому +6

      Smokey Brown no it wasn’t it was rather intense and emotional as Gorge slowly came to motion as he was about to execute Lennie.

  • @j.kearney484
    @j.kearney484 3 роки тому +4

    The drama ramps up so quickly in the last third I got whiplash while reading. I see why schools choose it so often, it's relatively short but so full of character and themes to deconstruct in a class. I read it on my own time though, really enjoyed it

  • @flyygirl228
    @flyygirl228 4 роки тому +7

    As a Woman who understands the writers point of view...you did a great job narrating and research. I encountered this book in junior high and & high school. (In the 90's.) I own the book and the black and white version on DVD.
    Thank You for this video;
    From: #EastOaklandCA✨

  • @calvinnigh5489
    @calvinnigh5489 8 років тому +18

    Thanks dude. This really helped me understand the book better. This book really is a sad one and made me realize a lot more than what I perceived it to be

  • @Neostar617
    @Neostar617 11 років тому +7

    His reaction was more his way of dealing with the death of Lenny. Sure Lenny was borderline useless most of the time and was way more trouble than he was worth, but George still cared for him. Throughout the book George always dealt with things like it wasn't his problem and that it was being forced onto him by others. Him just saying "I killed Lenny; Lets go back" was him trying to say "I fixed the problem for you guys and forget it ever happened." was him trying to get away from what he did.

  • @djinnspalace2119
    @djinnspalace2119 Місяць тому +2

    i only ever knew the ending to this story, so seeing all the plot points being set up was brutal

  • @zdude0128
    @zdude0128 11 років тому +5

    This is beautiful if only I saw this 2 hours ago. This has plenty enough to create a relatively strong understanding of the book for my project!

  • @kaiproductions7233
    @kaiproductions7233 3 роки тому +1

    fun fact this youtube video in 2010 is helping me more than my teachers

  • @andriragettli1
    @andriragettli1 8 років тому +37

    Damn so good!! thanks
    ready for the exam lol

  • @bilibob32352
    @bilibob32352 13 років тому +6

    You saved me about 2+ hours of reading, thank you

    • @EDJD-o8t
      @EDJD-o8t 2 роки тому +2

      11 years ago damn

    • @hannahmcdonald8925
      @hannahmcdonald8925 5 місяців тому

      Damnnnn these comments are old

    • @jamesbell7246
      @jamesbell7246 28 днів тому

      ​@@EDJD-o8t 2 years ago, damn! How's the lockdown going? ;)

  • @XcodeWattaWattz
    @XcodeWattaWattz 11 років тому +10

    After George about Lenny's crime, he knows that Lenny has become too much of a problem and prevents the pair to be truly happy in the lonely migrant worker community. His fateful decision is truly decided by his care for Lenny. George has been his guardian since Aunt Clara died and wants to protect him. He doesn't know how to protect Lenny at the end since the situation got way too out of hand. George felt that the best way to protect him was to shoot him. Lenny's death parallels Candy's dog.

  • @simoncurtis8016
    @simoncurtis8016 8 років тому +9

    watching this the morning of my exam!

  • @dramallama5088
    @dramallama5088 9 років тому +840

    Am I the only one watching this because of an exam on this

    • @3PENCEproductionz
      @3PENCEproductionz 9 років тому +5

      Nope me too

    • @kermit2jo
      @kermit2jo 9 років тому +5

      Drama Llama We all are

    • @sajos32l
      @sajos32l 9 років тому +18

      I'm watching this the night before my English as I have not studied

    • @zaynaabaas1564
      @zaynaabaas1564 9 років тому +2

      Drama Llama youre not alone fam

    • @dramallama5088
      @dramallama5088 9 років тому

      Even though I watched this i think I still failed...

  • @lolliepopkaii
    @lolliepopkaii 12 років тому +2

    this helped me sooo much, my teacher told the class to read it again, but this basically told me all the interesting parts of the novel :D

  • @shellshockedgerman3947
    @shellshockedgerman3947 7 років тому +27

    Wow, that got dark and sad real fast.

  • @emberleaf1994
    @emberleaf1994 3 роки тому +2

    Hi, I'm French. I read this book during my second year of high school (we have 3 years of high school in France) and it was a pleasure to discover the english literary...
    In french, Of mice and men is Des souris et des hommes
    Enjoy ;)

    • @pandajesus5052
      @pandajesus5052 2 роки тому

      Yeah, I’m from Quebec and even though it’s been over-done in this comment section, I do actually have an exam about it tomorrow- I’m in secondary 5 (which is, according to Wikipedia, the equivalent of Première au lycée (?) (j’ai jamais compris l’affaire où vous comptez vos années d’école à l’envers (comme combien d’années il vous reste au lieu de ça fait combien d’années que vous étudiez-) en tous cas 🤷‍♂️) and we also read the French version~
      That was all lol

  • @CountlessColumns
    @CountlessColumns 11 років тому +30

    Sparknotes always avoids the sexual stuff.

  • @johndavies9456
    @johndavies9456 9 років тому +1

    This is an excellent idea for people like me who really should be able to have conversations about great novels but can't be bothered reading.. Or because of dyslexia so thank you.

  • @charchaz00
    @charchaz00 8 років тому +53

    Dying at the fact that i'm not the only one coming here for revision for the exam tomorrow XD

  • @emmachristine5508
    @emmachristine5508 6 років тому +2

    No matter how many times I read this book it makes me cry every time💀🙁
    This is literature at its finest

  • @erlendtryggestad3494
    @erlendtryggestad3494 8 років тому +26

    Does everyone in year 11 have this as their semester test?

  • @akibentoshusin4007
    @akibentoshusin4007 5 місяців тому

    got an exam tommorow, SparkNotes you da goat

  • @lucyl6611
    @lucyl6611 5 років тому +4

    It really helps explaining while I'm reading the book. Nice illustration too!!! Thank you it really helped

  • @InternetOpinion
    @InternetOpinion 7 років тому +2

    Ahhh i just Come Back to get this Memories Truly one of The Best Books i've read

  • @FranciscoSequeira-n7g
    @FranciscoSequeira-n7g 6 місяців тому +12

    Ok chat, who does have his english exam tomorrow?

  • @onepiecetvt5448
    @onepiecetvt5448 8 років тому +8

    Is the best for lenny. Let the long term suffer end

  • @adamjbrennan
    @adamjbrennan 8 років тому +301

    Who has an exam tomorrow?

    • @tentzgaming3354
      @tentzgaming3354 6 років тому +1

      yep

    • @lucasvic7010
      @lucasvic7010 5 років тому +1

      Me!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @dawswastaken
    @dawswastaken 8 років тому +7

    Have to read this for American Lit and I already read the book twice before we started on it in class. I cried a lot and we're only halfway done in class. Its gonna be so difficult at the end. :(

  • @joshuamarino4948
    @joshuamarino4948 8 років тому +44

    Year 9 English exam :D

    • @txggamer9083
      @txggamer9083 5 років тому

      Joshua Marino crazy that your a junior now or senior

  • @xZippeh
    @xZippeh 11 років тому +54

    Im failing this tomorrow.

  • @emily-cf7rq
    @emily-cf7rq 6 років тому +7

    i have a test on this and i didn’t listen to anything the teacher said now i’m here

  • @Ascencia
    @Ascencia 8 років тому +632

    Who else has the exam tomorrow? : /

  • @MegaLorch
    @MegaLorch 8 років тому +28

    I have left revision so late I am literally having late night trauma john $teinbeck style baby

    • @HollySlack
      @HollySlack 8 років тому

      literally same, earlier this week i was like "i'll watch the film at the weekend, it'll be fine" but fml, im screwed

  • @WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1
    @WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 5 років тому +7

    These are good, well put together... but Curley's wife looked identical to the first woman...

  • @oonaghrafferty5564
    @oonaghrafferty5564 8 років тому +38

    Good luck to everyone sitting the exam tomorrow !!🎈

  • @AB-sw4kb
    @AB-sw4kb 11 років тому +1

    I'm here because I love Of Mice and Men. It's great literary classic, and one of my favorite books.

  • @sundayisshowers
    @sundayisshowers 12 років тому +12

    'no big son of a bitch laughs at him' lmao.

  • @somecasualbloke
    @somecasualbloke 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for helping me with my exam tomorrow

  • @robotbart500
    @robotbart500 9 років тому +78

    Did anyone get a decent grade by watching this for an exam?

  • @capnbobretired
    @capnbobretired 4 роки тому +2

    I think this is the first Steinbeck book I read. The last was Travels with Charlie. This one made me sad, but I realized that sudden death is better than being lynched. Travels with Charlie gave me a little insight into life, but it was pretty weak tea compared to the other Steinbeck novels.

  • @IronPiedmont
    @IronPiedmont 10 років тому +12

    I really enjoyed this book. I also enjoyed the 1992 film adaptation as well. ^^

  • @RadinV1
    @RadinV1 5 років тому +2

    Well i don't have to read the book for my exam and you sir just got a sub for thanks

  • @vJawza
    @vJawza 8 років тому +92

    Fuck this exam tommrow 😴

    • @Indianslap
      @Indianslap 8 років тому +1

      +Ryan Wiggins LMAO

  • @marimc9823
    @marimc9823 5 років тому

    Im so thankfull that I pass the test by watching a 10 min video.

  • @fxtxhx
    @fxtxhx 11 років тому +4

    This is such a great summary thank you!

  • @coleen9278
    @coleen9278 6 років тому +1

    I love this book so much it's been so many years since I read this

  • @oreokookie1000
    @oreokookie1000 10 років тому +14

    don't mean to be harsh, the costumes are pretty good, and the character placements are spot on.....but the "old black guy, Crooks" looks like a 20 year old kid at 4:22!!!!.....Steinbeck says he had DEEP LINES in his face, deep set eyes, and a back injury!!!

    • @myristicina.
      @myristicina. 5 років тому

      john iorio 20 year old kid doesn’t have a nice tone

  • @fabianheden8596
    @fabianheden8596 3 роки тому

    You just saved my English Grade thanks

  • @191boomaranglewis191
    @191boomaranglewis191 9 років тому +3

    this really helped, easier then re-reading the book. I don't remember the giant rabbit hallucination though?

  • @meehri98
    @meehri98 11 років тому

    This totally answered my homework. THANK YOU SPARKSNOTE!

  • @OfficialDorix
    @OfficialDorix 5 місяців тому +8

    Who's here in 2024 hours before the HL English exam 😂

  • @IrradiatedMushroom
    @IrradiatedMushroom Рік тому +2

    That is definitely a summary but I had to read it for school in the UK and...
    It hits different. When you read it you imagine people, like I thought Slim was - Slim but built. Carlson a guy with stretch mark on his face from runnin' his jaw too much and potbelly. Candy is just a wrinkly old man and Dickface Carlson just went out and shout his only companion. Curley in my minds eye had curly hair...
    It's a great book and I would recommend everyone ever to read it.
    P.S. I didn't even know about the Great Depression before I read Of Mice And Men.

  • @lzaerlight4169
    @lzaerlight4169 7 років тому +3

    God bless you all have a great day, And holidays!

  • @bluepower1177
    @bluepower1177 Рік тому

    How have I just found this channel?? I’ve read most of these but this is really awesome content instant subscribe 🤙🏼

  • @_imanja_jalali5601
    @_imanja_jalali5601 9 років тому +5

    Of Mice and Men and Unseen Poetry exam tomorrow!

  • @matthewbyrd398
    @matthewbyrd398 3 роки тому +1

    Very quick read. Read it in an hour or so one Sunday morning. Couldn’t put it down, once I started.

  • @ARandomSkillIssue
    @ARandomSkillIssue 6 місяців тому +5

    Exam in 2 hours?

  • @lesterabastillas9291
    @lesterabastillas9291 2 роки тому +2

    i knew i was going to cry while reading this book, so im emotionally preparing myself

  • @joeIIed
    @joeIIed 4 роки тому +3

    i using this to write my essay. i didn’t read the book so this is gonna have to work

  • @deepalakshmi8425
    @deepalakshmi8425 4 місяці тому

    Thank you very much for the video i have seminar tomorrow it's very very useful to me

  • @miriamhaider1037
    @miriamhaider1037 9 років тому +7

    I've got my exam tomorrow.... really shitting myself too much information and analysis to learn!

  • @crazyasianninja218
    @crazyasianninja218 7 років тому +1

    After reading the book, one can appreciate all the details included that were not in the movie. The one that irks me the most is the fact that in the movie, Carlson's "luger" is a revolver. A luger is a semi - auto pistol that looks like the pistols Nazis use in movies.