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

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  • @Jollycw
    @Jollycw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3165

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Bruh same!!💀

    • @mimi_haha3
      @mimi_haha3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Yes I have an assignment due soon

    • @leanna5315
      @leanna5315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah :/

    • @13b1tches
      @13b1tches 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

    • @tommyscott9085
      @tommyscott9085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@13b1tches Enjoy Highschool man In my Senior Year

  • @johndough5367
    @johndough5367 10 ปีที่แล้ว +812

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      JOhn Dough exactly what I thought

    • @AmronFortis
      @AmronFortis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      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 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fishlordusername891 please i wanna ur help

  • @PTFVBVB
    @PTFVBVB 11 ปีที่แล้ว +538

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1756

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

    • @benjaminsmith1328
      @benjaminsmith1328 9 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @hannahreynen4283
      @hannahreynen4283 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Payton Newman lmao Felt* like

  • @MrTLexify
    @MrTLexify 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5691

    Who's got their exam tomorrow?

    • @user-cb6ky1kt9k
      @user-cb6ky1kt9k 9 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Monday!

    • @sanaiqbal2677
      @sanaiqbal2677 9 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Same Monday

    • @Kiran-my5cv
      @Kiran-my5cv 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ***** Yes and 'an inspector calls'... GOOD LUCK !!

    • @user-kw9lx2jg3w
      @user-kw9lx2jg3w 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      K-Dog yup! what you revising on what characters

    • @dknaveed23
      @dknaveed23 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Real Tallkk Same

  • @MailinP
    @MailinP 11 ปีที่แล้ว +360

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

  • @RTA2401
    @RTA2401 10 ปีที่แล้ว +906

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +32

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

    • @joshuahecht6866
      @joshuahecht6866 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @csapienza001
      @csapienza001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oy vey

    • @mehimself3936
      @mehimself3936 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not really an important detail but ok

    • @LowSlungBadBitch
      @LowSlungBadBitch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      wait im black and i didnt even notice that

  • @alexgalle5407
    @alexgalle5407 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1474

    They forgot curleys Vaseline filled glove

    • @inkystars19
      @inkystars19 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah

    • @lucasvic7010
      @lucasvic7010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Of course!😛

    • @caelan8819
      @caelan8819 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Alex Galle, glova fulla VaSeLInE

    • @sarahejazz
      @sarahejazz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

    • @stivendog
      @stivendog 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

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

  • @2Stalky
    @2Stalky 8 ปีที่แล้ว +772

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

  • @RevelsInTheGeekness
    @RevelsInTheGeekness 9 ปีที่แล้ว +704

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

    • @talhaahmed07
      @talhaahmed07 9 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Lennie

    • @zmil666
      @zmil666 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +TALHA AHMED lemmy!!

    • @angelicajohnson3760
      @angelicajohnson3760 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Teagan Eschborn Lemon

    • @Sam-rf4pd
      @Sam-rf4pd 7 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He's stuck between controlling his strength and emotions

  • @cacalatosomcpi3677
    @cacalatosomcpi3677 11 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    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."

  • @bluewhitestripe
    @bluewhitestripe 11 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @bluewhitestripe
      @bluewhitestripe 11 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its good isnt it?

    • @israismail5082
      @israismail5082 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @bluewhitestripe
      @bluewhitestripe 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @israismail5082
      @israismail5082 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @Nightdivinity
    @Nightdivinity 9 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      you 27 now that’s crazy

    • @CartanMilk
      @CartanMilk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      we still do.. we still do

    • @taylorthecreator04382
      @taylorthecreator04382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Pandabunny.
      @Pandabunny. 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @hannahgreteman5412
    @hannahgreteman5412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    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.

  • @kayokay9454
    @kayokay9454 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @MattyBoyy99
    @MattyBoyy99 8 ปีที่แล้ว +504

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

    • @pbm7741
      @pbm7741 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +TheMultiModzz u too

    • @Haveagreatdayight
      @Haveagreatdayight 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I'm in 9th and doing it

    • @yamim6525
      @yamim6525 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @eunoia3919
      @eunoia3919 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @jessem2510
      @jessem2510 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @FIDEL_CASHFLOW_
    @FIDEL_CASHFLOW_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fidel Cashflow 💀💀

  • @ferrets_and_snow2814
    @ferrets_and_snow2814 9 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @Lauren-ef8zd
    @Lauren-ef8zd 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

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

  • @jakesterofawesum2994
    @jakesterofawesum2994 10 ปีที่แล้ว +65

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

  • @mehimself3936
    @mehimself3936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @4locsW
    @4locsW 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

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

    • @somscaleyyyyyy7868
      @somscaleyyyyyy7868 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @rileyhasguns597
    @rileyhasguns597 9 ปีที่แล้ว +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 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why don't you just read it?

    • @rileyhasguns597
      @rileyhasguns597 9 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      Leon C. same

    • @csapienza001
      @csapienza001 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @karenkalweit6018
      @karenkalweit6018 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@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.

  • @nrop000
    @nrop000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @E_Hooligan
    @E_Hooligan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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”

  • @FelicityWilkinsonfelicity
    @FelicityWilkinsonfelicity 7 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Don't forget the foreshadowing

    • @betoen
      @betoen 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      How is that?

    • @livgeherin7514
      @livgeherin7514 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @Gamelover254
    @Gamelover254 9 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      did you do good on that test 3 years ago?

  • @eya6350
    @eya6350 9 ปีที่แล้ว +43

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

    • @trollop_7
      @trollop_7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      stop effin her dude.

    • @kittycat5972
      @kittycat5972 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      “You crazy bastard!”

  • @stephaniewhite5644
    @stephaniewhite5644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @devtogoru
    @devtogoru 10 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    this video makes the ending part seem plain and boring

    • @smokeybrown8752
      @smokeybrown8752 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thas crazy bro but who tf asked

    • @kittycat5972
      @kittycat5972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @b.m1902
    @b.m1902 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ..

  • @QuinterosFinance
    @QuinterosFinance 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

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

  • @calvinnigh5489
    @calvinnigh5489 8 ปีที่แล้ว +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

    • @zaydelamrani2
      @zaydelamrani2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      hello , please is that's story of the murder..? ghanks

    • @christianatern1241
      @christianatern1241 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      U prob already graduated

    • @BahClipss
      @BahClipss 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@christianatern1241 ye

  • @nicebeebetanic3948
    @nicebeebetanic3948 8 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    2 hour lit exam tomorrow guys :(

    • @Mattminer1sgaming
      @Mattminer1sgaming 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +NiceBee BetaNic With Poetry as well :(

    • @PO1S0N-1
      @PO1S0N-1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @freyjawilliamson4082
      @freyjawilliamson4082 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +TJ Freak what character was questioned this year

    • @AmirAli-tm1jy
      @AmirAli-tm1jy 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +NiceBee BetaNic good look i have the exam aswell

    • @caradonnelly8776
      @caradonnelly8776 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +NiceBee BetaNic uh.. I get one hour! Done with life

  • @evanthiakrassa9197
    @evanthiakrassa9197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @musicallymaximized2694
    @musicallymaximized2694 7 ปีที่แล้ว +192

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

    • @rosstheboss1014
      @rosstheboss1014 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me dude

    • @mago2267
      @mago2267 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How can you say "me dude" when this comment is 1 yr old xD

    • @rosstheboss1014
      @rosstheboss1014 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mago lol

    • @cameron5422
      @cameron5422 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dead Carrot me sis

    • @lucasvic7010
      @lucasvic7010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me!!!😔😭😭😭

  • @quad1000
    @quad1000 12 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      wow thanks you too

  • @PapagiannisWoW
    @PapagiannisWoW 9 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @zdude0128
    @zdude0128 11 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @simoncurtis8016
    @simoncurtis8016 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    watching this the morning of my exam!

  • @kaiproductions7233
    @kaiproductions7233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @bilibob32352
    @bilibob32352 13 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @EDJD-o8t
      @EDJD-o8t 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      11 years ago damn

    • @hannahmcdonald8925
      @hannahmcdonald8925 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Damnnnn these comments are old

    • @jamesbell7246
      @jamesbell7246 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @lolliepopkaii
    @lolliepopkaii 13 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @psychicplebalien
    @psychicplebalien 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      Meant though not thought lol

    • @thescholarlywalrus1138
      @thescholarlywalrus1138 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

    • @mago2267
      @mago2267 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @djinnspalace2119
    @djinnspalace2119 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @flyygirl228
    @flyygirl228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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✨

  • @j.kearney484
    @j.kearney484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @adamjbrennan
    @adamjbrennan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    Who has an exam tomorrow?

    • @tentzgaming3354
      @tentzgaming3354 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yep

    • @lucasvic7010
      @lucasvic7010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @charchaz00
    @charchaz00 8 ปีที่แล้ว +53

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

  • @lucyl6611
    @lucyl6611 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @emberleaf1994
    @emberleaf1994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      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

  • @andriragettli1
    @andriragettli1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Damn so good!! thanks
    ready for the exam lol

  • @InternetOpinion
    @InternetOpinion 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @Neostar617
    @Neostar617 11 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @johndavies9456
    @johndavies9456 9 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @XcodeWattaWattz
    @XcodeWattaWattz 11 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @AB-sw4kb
    @AB-sw4kb 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @MegaLorch
    @MegaLorch 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

    • @HollySlack
      @HollySlack 8 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @akibentoshusin4007
    @akibentoshusin4007 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    got an exam tommorow, SparkNotes you da goat

  • @joshuamarino4948
    @joshuamarino4948 8 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Year 9 English exam :D

    • @txggamer9083
      @txggamer9083 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joshua Marino crazy that your a junior now or senior

  • @dramallama5088
    @dramallama5088 9 ปีที่แล้ว +840

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

    • @3PENCEproductionz
      @3PENCEproductionz 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nope me too

    • @kermit2jo
      @kermit2jo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Drama Llama We all are

    • @sajos32l
      @sajos32l 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @zaynaabaas1564
      @zaynaabaas1564 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Drama Llama youre not alone fam

    • @dramallama5088
      @dramallama5088 9 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @FranciscoSequeira-n7g
    @FranciscoSequeira-n7g 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Ok chat, who does have his english exam tomorrow?

  • @emmachristine5508
    @emmachristine5508 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @fxtxhx
    @fxtxhx 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is such a great summary thank you!

  • @matthewbyrd398
    @matthewbyrd398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @oonaghrafferty5564
    @oonaghrafferty5564 8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Good luck to everyone sitting the exam tomorrow !!🎈

  • @erlendtryggestad3494
    @erlendtryggestad3494 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

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

  • @robotbart500
    @robotbart500 9 ปีที่แล้ว +78

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

    • @aaronhulll
      @aaronhulll 9 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      B+ I'll take that all day from a 10 minute video

    • @RuthLuvv
      @RuthLuvv 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +Tom Pham HEEEELLLL YEAH!
      A+

    • @thepiggiesarehungry2444
      @thepiggiesarehungry2444 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I aced it :))))

  • @coleen9278
    @coleen9278 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Ascencia
    @Ascencia 8 ปีที่แล้ว +633

    Who else has the exam tomorrow? : /

    • @tarmacmoon
      @tarmacmoon 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Alphawolf me

    • @lucyabbey9797
      @lucyabbey9797 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me good luck guys

    • @Ascencia
      @Ascencia 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good luck everyone, we'll do this together : )

    • @skasper20
      @skasper20 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me

    • @shakifuddin8131
      @shakifuddin8131 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Alphawolf me good luck to everyone

  • @RadinV1
    @RadinV1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @emily-cf7rq
    @emily-cf7rq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @bluepower1177
    @bluepower1177 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @onepiecetvt5448
    @onepiecetvt5448 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @shellshockedgerman3947
    @shellshockedgerman3947 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Wow, that got dark and sad real fast.

  • @oreokookie1000
    @oreokookie1000 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @meehri98
    @meehri98 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    This totally answered my homework. THANK YOU SPARKSNOTE!

  • @sundayisshowers
    @sundayisshowers 13 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @marimc9823
    @marimc9823 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @CountlessColumns
    @CountlessColumns 11 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Sparknotes always avoids the sexual stuff.

  • @JessTheIrishChick
    @JessTheIrishChick 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    about a year ago, before i saw this i read the book 3 times, saw the play, and cried everytime

  • @xZippeh
    @xZippeh 11 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Im failing this tomorrow.

  • @IrradiatedMushroom
    @IrradiatedMushroom ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @dawswastaken
    @dawswastaken 8 ปีที่แล้ว +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. :(

  • @lesterabastillas9291
    @lesterabastillas9291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @lzaerlight4169
    @lzaerlight4169 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @somecasualbloke
    @somecasualbloke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for helping me with my exam tomorrow

  • @IronPiedmont
    @IronPiedmont 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @anikaaaaaaaa2924
    @anikaaaaaaaa2924 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THANKS YOU SO MUCH I HAD TO DO THIS FOR MY WORK

  • @Wowicommented
    @Wowicommented 11 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The book was amazing that ending tho.....

  • @gerotop
    @gerotop 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    7:05 ''Crooks tells her to get out of his room
    but she tells him to shut up'' lmao...the way he said it cracked me up

    • @avavo3233
      @avavo3233 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      lmao its been a decade

  • @_imanja_jalali5601
    @_imanja_jalali5601 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Of Mice and Men and Unseen Poetry exam tomorrow!

  • @capnbobretired
    @capnbobretired 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @danr8267
    @danr8267 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    3sad5me. Literately half the class was in tears when we read the book and watched the movie

  • @therealricenf
    @therealricenf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is still good 9 years later

  • @skasper20
    @skasper20 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    2 hours before my exam

  • @fletcher737
    @fletcher737 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Had to read this by tuesday (today is monday) saved me a hella of time :)

  • @vJawza
    @vJawza 8 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Fuck this exam tommrow 😴

    • @Indianslap
      @Indianslap 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Ryan Wiggins LMAO

  • @deepalakshmi8425
    @deepalakshmi8425 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

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