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JOHN STEINBECK OF MICE AND MEN BACKGROUND

STEINBECK—HIS LIFE AND WORKS STEINBECK—HIS LIFE AND WORKS A. BORN IN SALINAS, CALIFORNIA (1902) B. FIRST THREE BOOKS WERE FINANCIAL FAILURES C. FIRST SUCCESSFUL BOOK = TORTILLA FLAT (1935)

D. MASTERPIECE = THE GRAPES OF WRATH ABOUT A FAMILY DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION WON A PULITZER PRIZE IN E. HE BEGAN WRITING BECAUSE HIS MOM, A TEACHER, READ CLASSICAL LITERATURE TO HIM. F. ATTENDED STANFORD UNIVERSITY; LEFT WITHOUT A DEGREE. STEINBECK’S LIFE CONTINUED HENRY FONDA IN THE GRAPES OF WRATH STANFORD UNIVERSITY

STEINBECK’S LIFE CONTINUED G. LIVED IN MIGRANT CAMPS TO WORK AND ASSOCIATE WITH THE PEOPLE ABOUT WHOM HE WROTE. H. PERSONALITY—SHY, SHUNNED PUBLIC SHUNNED PUBLIC ATTENTION. ATTENTION. MIGRANT CAMP IN CALIFORNIA IN 1930s

STEINBECK’S WRITING A. HIS STORIES ARE BASED ON FACT. B. OFTEN SET IN CA AND FOCUS ON NATURE WITH DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS. C. HE HUMANIZED THE WORKING CLASS OUTCAST OR “LOSER.”

STEINBECK’S WRITING CONT. D. ALLEGORICAL WRITING: SYMBOLS, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, etc. E. RAISING WARENESS OF ALL IN SOCIETY.

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THE NOVEL—OF MICE AND MEN A. PLACE SETTING: A SMALL RANCH NEAR THE SALINAS RIVER IN CALIFORNIA MIGRANT WORKERS DURING THE DEPRESSION

Steinbeck’s America

1. TIME OF GREAT DESPAIR—PEOPLE LOST THEIR JOBS, HOMES, SECURITY, AND THEIR HOPE. TIME SETTING—THE GREAT DEPRESSION (1930s)

“SHACK HOUSE” IN CALIFORNIA DURING THE 30S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS (a.) The Dust Bowl— (a.) The Dust Bowl— dust storms in dust storms in the Great the Great Plains caused Plains caused many to move many to move from their from their homes to homes to California. California. (b.) Vast droughts (b.) Vast droughts and flooding. and flooding. DUST STORM IN S. DAKOTA CAR ESCAPING STORM

EFFECTS OF A DUST STORM

MORE PROBLEMS 3. ROOTLESSNESS AND POVERTY 3. ROOTLESSNESS AND POVERTY 4. FDR— 4. FDR— THE NEW DEAL (INTRODUCED MINIMUM WAGE, WELFARE, SOCIAL SECURITY, WORK CARDS, AND JOB CREATION). THE NEW DEAL (INTRODUCED MINIMUM WAGE, WELFARE, SOCIAL SECURITY, WORK CARDS, AND JOB CREATION). PRESIDENT FDR AT HIS DESK

THE NOVEL’S STYLE OR GENRE 1. GENRE—PLAY- NOVELLETE (CHARACTERS ARE DEVELOPED THROUGH SPEECH AND ACTION RATHER THAN THE AUTHOR TELLING YOU THEIR THOUGHTS.) 2. WRITING STYLE— CONCISE, REALISTIC LANGUAGE

THEMES A. FRIENDSHIP B. LONELINESS C. LIFEWORTH/PURPOSE D. DISILLUSIONMENT WITH THE AMERICAN DREAM

CHARACTERS

George: A migrant worker who travels from farm to farm for work during the Depression. Cares for Lennie, his childhood friend who is mentally disabled Lennie: A large mentally disabled man. Obsesses over touching soft things such as hair and fur Dreams of having a farm with George and raising rabbits Candy: An old, crippled man who has lost his hand Swamper at the ranch Curley: Son of ranch owner Formidable pugilist

Curley’s Wife: Considered a tramp by most of the ranch men Doesn’t have a name Crooks: Stable buck of the ranch Only Black man Carlson: Large man who complains about Candy’s old dog Offers to put the dog down Slim: Ranch foreman Wise man Boss: Suspects George and Lennie when they arrive late Fair man

Robert Burns

Microcosm: The ranch is a microcosm of the world. The ranch and characters represent the world and people in general. Lennie, Curley’s wife, Candy, and Crooks represent the lonely imperfect people in the world. The boss represents the bosses and higher position people in the world. Curley represents the spoiled pugilist type of people who think they can control by physical strength. George and Slim represent the caretakers of the world. He is a hard worker who makes sure work gets done.

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