Notes to Guide your Understanding.  Born in Salinas California in 1902-1968  During the summers growing up, he worked as a hired hand on nearby ranches.

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Notes to Guide your Understanding

 Born in Salinas California in  During the summers growing up, he worked as a hired hand on nearby ranches  Attended Stanford as an English major, but left to pursue his writing career

 Steinbeck's first three novels went unnoticed, but his humorous tale, Tortilla Flat (1935), was the turning point in his career  Grapes of Wrath (1939) won the Pulitzer Prize  During WWII, he was a correspondent for the NY Herald

 Winner of the Nobel Prize in 1962 and was a leading writer of novels about the working class and was a major spokesman for the victims of the Great Depression  Was a private person who shunned publicity  Died 1968 (survived by his third wife (Elaine Scott), and son, Thomas)

 Novel was written fast with very few changes made to it after the first draft  Novel is a microcosm- close up look at a large migrant community  Steinbeck gave names and faces to the otherwise “nameless victims”

 Since its publication in 1937, Of Mice and Men has been one of America’s most challenged books  The novel was the second most frequently banned book in the 1990’s. It has been called “vulgar”, “offensive”, “blasphemous”, and “racist”  Steinbeck’s use of the words: “Jesus Christ”, “God”, and “N*****” have triggered many of the complaints  The nature of the central conflict and moral issue in the novel challenges society’s notion of murder and justice

 Written as a “play-novel”, or a cross between a novel and drama  Every chapter opens with a description of the scene  Each chapters the characters enter and exit the scene  Large amount of dialogue  Few characters in the novel  Language is simple

 The 1920’s and 1930’s brought challenges to many American Farmers  After WWII, a recession led to a drop in crop prices= more product to make end’s meat  Many farmers lost their jobs  California had a 30% unemployment rate

 Increase in farming activity put a strain on the land + no conservation practices + 7 year drought in dust storms in 1932 = “Dust Bowl” where farms literally dried away

 Thousands of farmers moved to California to find work due to nice climate  Called “the promise land” by farmers  “Route 66” was formed, which provided a direct route to the south of the central valley

 But California also had its problems  Depression  Overburdened with migrants- too many workers, not enough jobs  Wages lowered (migrants could not support their families)  Camps set up along ditches  To maintain a steady living, migrants had to follow the harvest around the state

 Produced artichokes, lettuce, strawberries and wine grapes  Features that make it ideal for farming: agricultural valley, Pacific Ocean, protected by mountains, Salinas River runs through the valley