Of Mice and Men - Entry 2

So far, the book is not at all what I expected. First of all, it is very hard to understand what the characters are saying because the way they talk is in some type of jargon I am simply just not familiar with. It seems almost southern, but the book takes place in California, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense. For the most part, the characters are pretty likable, except for one: George. He just seems like such a mean person to be around. I would not be able to be Lennie and have to deal with traveling with him all day long. Considering that the language used in the book is not one I am particularly familiar with, it is hard for me to follow what is going on in the story. I have to keep going back and re-reading sections because I feel as though I missed something in-between events. As far as Steinbeck's writing goes, it seems pretty similar from the other piece of his I read last year, The Pearl. In that novella, he focused a lot on imagery and aiding the reading in properly visualizing what he envisioned in his mind when writing the story. In Of Mice and Men, he doesn't seem to be so focused on the imagery. Overall, I enjoy reading this book so far. Hopefully that will continue as I finish this one out and start on my next one.