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

2 A Look at the Author At the age of 14 he decided to be a writer.
Born February 27th in 1902 in Salinas, California. During his childhood, Steinbeck learned to appreciate his surroundings loved the Salinas countryside and the nearby Pacific Ocean Worked during his summers as a hired hand. At the age of 14 he decided to be a writer. : Stanford University.

3 The Fields of Salinas, California

4 Early Works During the late 1920s and 1930s, he concentrated on writing and wrote several novels set in California 1929: Cup of Gold 1936: Of Mice and Men 1939: The Grapes of Wrath Experience of working among migrant workers.

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

6 Later Life While living in Monterey, California, Steinbeck said that he felt unwelcome. Views on Social Justice Steinbeck left Monterey and moved to New York. December 20, 1968: Died in his apartment in New York City Salinas

7 Of Mice and Men Something That Happened.
Originally intended it to be for children. May 1936: manuscript "It is an experiment and I don't know how successful."

8 The setting in Of Mice and Men
Farmland of the Salinas valley The ranch in the novel is near Soledad Description of countryside

9 Issues addressed in Of Mice and Men
poverty homelessness the exploitation of workers the failure of the Dream America’s general moral decline

10 The American Dream work hard and live morally
America is the land of opportunity Freedom to work hard and be happy Assumptions of The Dream.

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

12 Themes in Of Mice and Men
The Nature of Dreams Loneliness Powerlessness Fate My Brother’s Keeper Nature

13 Literary Terms Protagonist- The leading character or one of the major characters in a fictional/non-fictional text Antagonist- A character that is opposed to, struggles against, or completes with another character Characterization- Direct and Indirect Conflict-A struggle that a character faces. Can be internal or external Extended Metaphor- A comparison of tow unlike objects that is done through a series of sentences or a paragraph

14 Literary Terms Motif- A reoccurring image, idea, symbol that develops or explains a theme Parallel Plots- Weaving together two or more plots Setting-Where the story takes place Minor Character- A supporting character that serves a purpose and than is never encountered again Major Character-The protagonist or a character that is central to the plot

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