men are hired at a ranch in Soledad where they meet a series of interesting characters such as Candy, Crooks, Curley, and Curley’s wife who are each isolated from the others in their own way. The novella recounts the lives of George and Lennie attempting to achieve their shared dream of owning their own
Books and writing are, and will always be, a large influence to people of all ages. They will continuously affect people with their characters and themes taught in them. In the story, The Bean Trees written by Barbara Kingsolver, one of the main characters Lou Ann commented about her inability to ride on a bus without “... remarks under their[high school boys] breath or try rub up against her when the bus made sudden stops and turns”(Kingsolver