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Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck Ms. De La O English 9

A Look at the Author At the age of 14 he decided to be a writer. Born February 27th in 1902 in Salinas, California. Worked during his summers as a hired hand. At the age of 14 he decided to be a writer. 1919-1925: Stanford University Third of 4 children and was the only son During his childhood, Steinbeck learned to appreciate his surroundings loved the Salinas countryside and the nearby Pacific Ocean (would later become out in his writing High school: did well in English and edited the yearbook Went to Stanford to make parents happy but took courses in literature Dropped out of Stanford to work along side migrant workers in CA

The Fields of Salinas, California

Early Works During the late 1920s and 1930s, he concentrated on writing and wrote several novels set in California: 1929: Cup of Gold 1937: Of Mice and Men 1939: The Grapes of Wrath Critics loved his work Experience of working among migrant workers. OMAM began a book tour that led him to tour in Europe Grapes became a best seller and won a Pulitzer (experience with working amongst migrants (rise for social justice

Personal Life 1930: married Carol Henning Divorced in 1942. 1943: married Gwendolyn Conger -Two children -Divorced in 1948 1950: married Elaine Scott

Later Life While living in Monterey, California, Steinbeck said that he felt unwelcome. Steinbeck left Monterey and moved to New York. December 20, 1968 Salinas While living in Monterey, California, Steinbeck said that he felt unwelcome. Views on Social Justice People did not want to be around him because of his work and success December 20, 1968: Died in his apartment in New York City

Of Mice and Men Something That Happened. May 1936: manuscript "It is an experiment and I don't know how successful.” Farmland of the Salinas valley The ranch in the novel is near Soledad Originally intended it to be for children. Description of countryside

The American Dream America is the land of opportunity Work hard and live morally Freedom to work hard and be happy Assumptions of The Dream 17th century brought immigrants who dreamed of a better life (getting rich) Slavery, civil war, growing number of slums, corrupted political system

Issues addressed in Of Mice and Men poverty homelessness the exploitation of workers the failure of the Dream America’s general moral decline Idea of the American dream m broke in 1929 when wall street crash Many went to California to work

These workers would earn $2.50 or $3.00 a day, plus food and shelter. Why Migrant Workers? Before technology created farm machinery, humans had to do a lot of the farm work These workers would earn $2.50 or $3.00 a day, plus food and shelter. Between the 1880s and the 1930s, thousands of men would travel the countryside in search of work. During the 1930s, unemployment rate was high so men went to agencies to do farm work

Themes in Of Mice and Men The Nature of Dreams Loneliness Powerlessness Fate My Brother’s Keeper Naturalism Humans give meaning to their lives and futures through dreams (keeps people going) Humans need contact with one another powerlessness;: intellectual, financial, and societal Fate: life in unpredictable Brother’s keeper: should man kind help one another

Literary Terms

Literary Terms