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O F M ICE AND M EN BY J OHN S TEINBECK. J OHN S TEINBECK BIRTH: February 27, 1902 DEATH: December 20,1968 (heart disease) EDUCATION: Attended Stanford.

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1 O F M ICE AND M EN BY J OHN S TEINBECK

2 J OHN S TEINBECK BIRTH: February 27, 1902 DEATH: December 20,1968 (heart disease) EDUCATION: Attended Stanford University over a period of six years before dropping out in 1925, without a degree in order to become a writer. Worked odd jobs for 5 years before becoming successful. Won Pulitzer Prize in 1940 for his novel, The Grapes of Wrath. Won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962

3 J OHN S TEINBECK B IOGRAPHY

4 A N I NTERVIEW WITH S TEINBECK

5 O F M ICE AND M EN B ACKGROUND Genre: Fictional Novella (tragedy) Published in 1937, adapted to the stage in 1938. Play-novelette Setting:1930s-California (south of Soledad). Historical Setting The Great Depression The Dust Bowl Stock Market Crash of 1929 Physical setting clearing ranch bunkhouse

6 O F M ICE AND M EN B ACKGROUND Chapter divisions: No distinct chapter numbers of titles. The book has many characteristics of a play. Large amounts of dialogue Few characters Descriptions at the beginning and end of each section are similar to the stage directions found in a play

7 OF M ICE AND M EN B ACKGROUND One of the most challenged books of the 21 st century One of the top ten most frequently challenged books in 2001. Great example of Realism and Naturalism!

8 T HINGS TO LOOK FOR AND TAKE NOTES OVER WHILE READING 1) Foreshadowing 2) Symbolism 3) Types of conflict 4) Characters’ Dreams 5) Characters Foils Characterization Archetypes – a character that is based on a basic pattern or mold of human nature. 6) Characteristics of Naturalism and Realism Examples of animal imagery- Symbolic imagery that uses animal characteristics to describe a human. 7) How the story is an allegory to Adam and Eve’s fall from grace? Paradise Lost by John Milton

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