In the beginning of the story, two men named George Milton and Lennie Small are trying to make their way to a small ranch in Salinas Valley, California. George is the leader of their two-man group, despite Lennie's large size. George is filled with determination and confidence while Lennie is a simple man with a big heart.
             Up north, they had recently been run out of a town called Weed because of Lennie. First of all, Lennie is not very smart, and becomes frightened and confused easily. Also, he enjoys petting animals and feeling things that grab his attention. One night in Weed, Lennie and George had gone to a pool hall. Lennie saw a girl wearing a bright red dress. He grabbed on to the sleeve of her dress. The girl became scared and screamed and this frightened Lennie. He did not know what to do so he held on to the dress tighter.
             The next day, George found out that the girl went to the police and pressed charges against Lennie. The police were all over town looking for him. George and Lennie escaped by hiding in an irrigation ditch until it was nighttime and leaving town. After that, they hitchhiked all the way to Salinas Valley, California.
             The next day they arrived at their destination, the ranch where the would be working. That day, they met a guy named Candy. He was an old man who had been working on the farm for many years. He also had an old dog.
             A few minutes later, someone else walked into the bunk. His name was Curley and he was the boss's son. Curley was really mean to George and Lennie, especially Lennie. George thinks Curley will lead to future problems and advises Lennie to keep out of Curley's way. George is trying to keep Lennie from getting into trouble again, so when they meet Curley's flirtatious wife, George tells Lennie never to talk to her. Later that day, they also meet some of the other ranch people, Slim, Whit and Carlson.
             ...