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facebook Wall Photos Flair Boxes George Milton Logout George Milton has a dream of freedom by owning a farm with my best friend, Lennie Small, in John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men. Wall Author Info Photos Boxes Write something… Is a dream a lie if it don’t come true, or is it something worse? Share View photos of George Milton (5) George Milton just had to take my best friend’s life and watch my dream die along with Lennie. Add CD and page citation here! October 26, 1935 Send George Milton a message Poke George Milton George Milton I can’t believe Curley tried to beat up Lennie; Lennie just pulverized Curley’s hand! Are we gonna get canned? Add CD and page citation here! October 15, 1935 Information Networks:: Salinas Valley, CA Birthday: May 29, 1905 Political: Populist Religion: Protestant Hometown: Soledad, CA George Milton to Candy Do you have that 350.00 so’s I can send a deposit on that farmhouse? Add CD and page citation here! October 19, 1935 George Milton Glad to be working again, but I have a funny feeling about this ranch. Lennie says he doesn’t like it here, but we need the money for our farm! Add CD and page citation here! October 7, 1935 Friends George Milton just told Lennie again how it is with guys like us, ‘cause we give a damn about each other. Add CD and page citation here! October 1, 1935 Steinbeck Lennie Candy George Milton wishes I didn’t have to travel around with Lennie. My life would be so easy Add CD and page citation here!. September 23, 1935 Crooks Aunt Clara Slim

facebook Wall Photos Flair Boxes John E. Steinbeck Logout George Milton is attempting to build a better life with Lennie and Candy. Wall Info Photos Boxes Photos of highlights from Of Mice and Men . Seems like we were always running away from or towards something. Curley’s wife. We all underestimated her, and never knew her name, even after she died. Curley was always pugnacious. Lennie never did anything to provoke him. Lennie had the mind of a child and the strength of a giant. Here he is making his fatal mistake. We came so close to getting this little farmhouse where we could be free and Lennie could tend the rabbits. The Salinas river bed where Lennie and I began and tragically finished our adventure.

facebook Wall Photos Flair Boxes John E. Steinbeck Logout John E. Steinbeck is the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author of 27 books. Wall Info Photos Boxes Basic Biographical Information Sex: Male Birthday: February 27, 1902 Hometown: Monterey, California, USA Education: Salinas High School and Stanford University (no degree) Relationship Status: Married to Elaine Scott Steinbeck (third wife) Early years: Lived on a rural ranch amid fertile land, worked odd jobs while writing, first published in 1935 Later years: Travel writer, war correspondent, newspaper journalist View photos of John Steinbeck (5) Send John Steinbeck a message Poke John Steinbeck Professional Information Information Most Notable Works of Literature: Of Mice and Men, Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, The Pearl Years Active/Literary Period: 1935-1968, Modern, Post-Modern Influences: Naturalist Ed Ricketts; experiences with migrant workers and fighting in WW II Awards/Accolades: Pulitzer Prize for Literature, 1962 Quotes by Steinbeck: “I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature.”; “If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones.”; “Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” Birthplace: Salinas, CA Birth/Death February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968 Political: Progressive Religion: Catholic Hometown: Monterey, CA Photos Contact Information Address: Last known residence: New York City, NY Phone Number: (212) 456-1111 The Family Elaine Steinbeck Steinebck’s Birth House

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