Chapter 1- Personal Response

To me, the first chapter of Of Mice and Men was average. Usually, the first chapter is supposed to be attention grabbing to keep the reader hooked, but I felt that was not the case here. Although, the first chapter did a great job of setting up and introducing the characters and setting to us so that the plot can begin. His style is extremely descriptive, and he goes into a lot of detail describing the setting and characters. I think that the descriptions are great until one point, and that's when it can be boring. There is a lot of dialog between George and Lennie that helps establish their characters, as George complains of how much life would be easier without Lennie, although the tone and word choice reveals the opposite. We also get a sense of adoration from the way Lennie repeats and listens to George.