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1 By: John Steinbeck

2 Born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California Made the decision to become a writer at age 14 Enrolled at Stanford University in 1919 but dropped out in 1925 without a degree Wrote his first novel, Cup of Gold, in 1929 Achieved real success with Tortilla Flat in 1935, a humorous novel

3 Wrote Of Mice and Men in 1937 Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 with Grapes of Wrath Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 Died of heaert disease on December 20, 1968

4 http://www.biography.com/people/john-steinbeck- 9493358/videos

5 Setting: a ranch in California during The Great Depression Point of View: third person omniscient

6 George Lennie Slim Candy Curley Curley’s Wife Crooks Carlson

7 George and Lennie are on the run after Lennie was accused of raping a girl Find a job on a ranch in California Make friends with field workers Curley makes Lennie his enemy Curley fights Lennie Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife George kills Lennie out of love

8 “Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.” – Slim “A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody.”-Crooks “Trouble with mice is you always kill 'em.”-George “I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why.” –George “We could live offa the fatta the lan'.” –George & Lennie

9 Lennie and the mouse Curley’s Wife has no name Carlson kills Candy’s old dog

10 The American Dream Struggles Love Friendship Hatred Innocence Misunderstanding

11 "Le's do it now. Le's get that place now." "Sure right now. I gotta. We gotta.”

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