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1 John Steinbeck’s of mice and men

2 The context: America in the 1930s
Great Depression Land of opportunity = Land of desperation Best hope: California Farmers packed families into Cars, tied possessions on the back, and sought work out west Advancement was no longer the aim; it was simple survival

3 America 1930s vs. 2011 Population: 123,188,000 Life Expectancy:
Male, 58.1 Female, 61.6 Average salary: $1,368 (was reduced by 40% between )  Unemployment rises to 25% Food Prices (Thanksgiving, 1931) Turkey, .39 cents/lbs Carrots, .05 cents/bunch Sweet potatoes, .10 cents/3 lbs Cranberries, .19 cents/17 oz can Milk, .56 cents/gallon Bread, 9 cents a loaf Population: 311,591,917 Life Expectancy: Male, 75.9 Female, 81.2 Average salary: $46,326 Unemployment rate: 8.3% Food Prices (Thanksgiving, 2011) Turkey, $1.25/lbs Carrots, .25 cents/bunch Sweet potatoes, $3.26/lbs Cranberries, $2.49/12 oz can Milk , $3.50/gallon Package of 18 dinner rolls, $3

4 Thanksgiving Dinner, morris Restaurant Menu
“Fruit Cup or Clam Cocktail, Chicken Broth or Vegetable Soup; Entree Turkey or Chicken; Four Vegetables, Alligator Pear or Waldorf Salad, Choice of Dessert, Tea, Coffee or Milk, $1.25.” Display ad, Morris Restuarant, 147 Morris St. Morristown, New Jersey, Daily Record, November 25, 1931

5 It wasn’t all bad! Buildings: Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and Rockefellar Centre The Arts: Jackson Pollock; Clark Gable; Shirley Temple; War of the Worlds; many musicals… Literature: Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Dr. Seuss Stamp collections Monopoly Baseball The zipper

6 The author: John Steinbeck
Born in Salinas, California Spent his summers working on ranches Attended Stanford University, but never graduated First well-known novel: Tortilla Flat (1935) Received a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962 Wrote 27 books in total

7 Steinbeck during the depression
Lived in well-established family home…for free Older family members supported him and his wife Supplied him with paper for writing Paid off his loans for him Paid his living expenses, allowing him to quit his warehouse job and focus on writing

8 The novel: Of Mice and Men
Written in 1937 Originally titled Something That Happened “To a Mouse” poem Often referred to as a novel-play Has been made into a movie three times, as well as a made-for-TV movie Appears on the American Library Association’s list of the most challenged books of the 21st century Was chosen as a Book of the Month Club selection before it was published

9 Steinbeck on Of Mice and men
“I was a bindlestiff myself for quite a spell. I worked in the same county that the story is laid in. The characters are composites to a certain extent. Lennie was a real person. He's in an insane asylum in California right now. I worked alongside him for many weeks…He killed a ranch foreman. Got sore because the boss had fired his pal and stuck a pitchfork right through his stomach. I hate to tell you how many times I saw him do it. We couldn't stop him until it was too late.” ~1937 interview with The New York Times

10 A Brief Intro Setting: California, during the Great Depression
Mainly follows the actions of two displaced ranch workers: George Milton and Lennie Small Tragedy

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