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1 O F M ICE AND M EN John Steinbeck By: Kara Wood

2 A UTHOR B ACKGROUND Author : John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (full name) Born : February 27 th,1902 in Salinas, California Died : December 20 th,1968 (age 66) in New York City, New York College : John Steinbeck enrolled at Stanford University in 1919, but later dropped out in 1925. Spouses : Carol Henning 1930-1943 Gwyn Conger 1943-1948 Elaine Scott 1950-1968 (until his death)

3 A CCOMPLISHMENTS Notable works : Cup of Gold (1929)-first novel Of Mice an Men (1937) The Grapes of Wrath (1939) East of Eden (1952) Notable awards : Pulitzer Prize for Fiction(1940) Nobel Prize in Literature (1962)

4 C HARACTER A NALYSIS Lennie Small : A migrant worker who is large, strong, mentally handicapped, and very dependent of George. George Milton : A migrant worker who is small, quick, and Lennie’s caretaker. Candy : An older man who has lost his hand working on the ranch. Curley : The son of the ranch owner. Curley’s Wife : The only character in the book who is not given a name, because she is considered in Curley’s posession.

5 C HARACTER A NALYSIS C ONTINUED Crooks : An African American stable worker on the ranch, who is discriminated against due to his race. Slim : The leader of the mule team, which most all of the characters respect. He connects with George to help keep Lennie out of trouble. Carlson : An insensitive character who is a part of the ranch.

6 H ISTORICAL C ONTEXT Setting : Of Mice and Men takes place in the mid- 1930s during America’s Great Depression. During this time it was difficult to find work, only 25% of people had a job. Steinback wrote this book because he was concerned about the many people who had lost hope due to the time period the book was set in. Steinbeck said to find someone like George was very rare, George had a special kind of personality.

7 A UTHOR ’ S T ECHNIQUES Symbolism : The relationship between Candy and the dog represent the relationship between George. Allegory: Lennie’s rat and animal obsession. Simile: “Flies shot like rushing stars.” This represents the living conditions that Lennie and George had to deal with. Metaphor : "Godlike eyes fastened on to him.” This describes the way Slim looked at people even though he is not really a god.

8 P ERSONAL R EACTION I personally enjoyed the book, because it shows that during a dark time in American history people were able to find their way through a tough situation. The Great Depression was a hard time for America as a whole, but seeing an in depth experience of a specific situation is eye- opening.

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