Great Writers: John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men

In the Greater Northern California area called the Salinas Valley, is the setting for some of the Steinbeck novels, the Red Pony, Tortilla Flats, In Dubious Battle, the Grapes of Wrath, and many more.

One of the most accessible writers of his generation, along with F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and William Faulkner, his career was long and storied.

Shocking account about life as a hired hand, dreaming of owning his own land, Of Mice and Men explores some very controversial theme: mental illness, loneliness, euthanasia, cruel capitalism, race, and bully behaviors, he was way ahead of his and was able to write so vividly and plainly that all people could understand his message.

Study guide:  chapter questions for discussion

24 pages, 3.929 words, visuals