Quote (Glen @ Tue, 22 May 2007, 17:28)
i love the ending never expecting that
too short
discuss.
Steinbeck meant it to be short and sweet, and that's exactly what it is. If it is history you're after, read 'Grapes of Wrath', but 'Of Mice and Men' is to be read only for the depth and not quantity. Longer and it would risk losing some of its intensity.