*yawn*

Just spent about an hour and a half finishing an English essay on Of Mice and Men. Eurgh. I mean, it's a good book and all, and I like it, but I just hate all that itty-bitty analysing we have to do. Still, with a little computer alteration, I changed the title to:

DESCRIBE THE WAY STEINBECK PORTRAYS THEMES OF SH*T AND SH*TLESSNESS IN "OF MICE AND MEN".

(I'm censoring that because it'll be filtered at school if I don't.)

Hmm, wonder how many marks I'd get for that...

But I do like the book though; it makes for very easy reading. Please don't kill me for saying this, but it reminds me a bit of Brokeback Mountain...not because of Lennie and George's relationship (before you say), but all the talk of cowboys having no real life, and always moving on reminded me of the film a lot. I think this bit the most (edited):

"Ranch guys like you and me; they're the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. They got nothing to look ahead to."

"But not us! An' why? Cos I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you!"

And reading that, as weird as it may seem, made me understand the abruptness of which Ennis and Jack get together (in that way) a bit better. A mixture of loneliness and isolation and longing "for a place", that turns into (as Annie Proulx said) "Something not looked for...something deadly." i.e. love.

Yes...I rather like that. Puts a different scope on the whole thing, don't you think? That's my interpretation of it, anyway.

Damn. Why is it that I don't see Brokeback Mountain for at least a fortnight or so, then as soon as I lend it to someone I really want to see it?

Oh dear. I'm obsessed. But not in an unhealthy way! Had better go now; Granny and Grandpa are downstairs, and I must go and socialise.

Farewell!