Of Mice and Men Section 1 - Review

My personal expectations before I started to read this book was that it would be a fairly fast paced book with a lot of characters introduced within the first part of the book.  I thought that it would have more introductions and more explanations as to how Lennie and George got to where they were.  After reading this first section my thoughts have changed.  I think that it will be a slow type of book with a lot of Lennie don't you remember from George. It is similar to my expectations because it has mainly centered around Lennie's problems and George's struggles to reach their goal.

Lennie's dreams are to have some sort of pet animal like a dog or mouse or rabbit. George's dreams are to have a house and some land with animals so they won't have to worry about going into town all the time and buying food.  I think that at the end they will come very close to finishing and accomplishing what they set out for but will not complete it.  I say this because it is a fictitious book and even though it was based on real problems during the 30's I don't think the author would have made it so they get their wishes.

I like how they are always thinking toward the future.  I think that it is providing a great challenge and that it is already laid out in the first section makes it easier to understand why they are doing what they do sometimes.  I don't like how there are a lot of questions that are put forward in the book and how there are no supporting characters so far.  It is set in a mid-coast Californian town and it is good because it is a place that I don't really know about and it will enhance my knowledge.  The plot seems to be an interesting one that is based around the struggles of two men and it will be interesting to see how it goes.  The characters are rather interesting and how they are two exact opposite people and how they have bonded.  All of the dialogue that has come out of George's mouth has been damn you Lennie.  Lennie doesn't say much.  John Steinbeck uses a lot of imagery to describe the scene.  He describes the places that they are in quite well and it is very realistic.

Three questions that I have for this are:
1. What did Lennie do to have them run out of the last town?
2. What is Lennie's mental condition?
3. Why is Lennie attracted to petting even the dead mice?