Of Mice and Men

Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream -- a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California’s Salinas Valley, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie, struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy, becomes a victim of his own strength.

《人鼠之間》美国短篇小说，1937年出版，是美国诺贝尔文学奖得主、作家约翰斯坦贝克的作品。小说讲述了乔治.弥尔顿与雷尼.斯默，这两个流民在经济大萧条时流转与加州寻找工作的悲剧故事。小说根据斯坦贝克1920年左右的打工经历改编而成。这部小说的题目源自一首罗伯特.伯恩斯诗歌《致老鼠》，其中提到“人和老鼠的命运，时常被扭曲”。《人鼠之间》被许多学校定位必读，小说曾因「语言亵渎，带攻击性，并有种族主义倾向」被视为禁书。它被美国图书馆协会列为“20世纪最受质疑书目”。