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1 Author Information & Historical Background

2 John Steinbeck » Known for his fiction –– his novels about the American Condition and for his non fiction – his essays on many issues to do with American life, his philosophy and his beliefs » The Grapes of Wrath (1939) is considered to be his greatest work » Worked as journalist, laborer, fruit picker, scientist, & caretaker » Pulitzer Prize for Grapes of Wrath » Nobel Prize - 1962

3 » Taken from a line of poetry ––the Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote: » “The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley” » “The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry” » Refers to a little mouse who had so carefully built her nest in a field to protect herself and her little mice babies. The nest is turned over and destroyed by the man plowing.

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7 Dustbowl – windstorms caused severe erosion and destroyed crops, land, and the well being of many people in the south and mid-west

8 The Great Depression – Unemployment was as high as 24%, crop prices fell, and many people struggled to take care of themselves and their families.

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