John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California on February 27, 1902. He grew up in a small rural town on an agricultural valley. This, along with the Pacific Coast, served as the setting for some of his greatest works. Some of his notable works are Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, and East of Eden. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1940 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. Sadly, Steinbeck passed away on December 20, 1968 in New York City due to heart problems.
Settings The story Of Mice and Men is set during the Great Depression during the 1930’s. The story starts of by a stream near the Salinas River south of Soledad, California. The setting then moves to a ranch where the majority of the story takes place.
Characters
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‘You an’ me can get that little place, can’t we George? You an’ me can go there an’ live nice, can’t we George? Can’t we?’”(Page 92) Slim
Understanding-“He ain’t mean,” said Slim. “I can see Lennie ain’t a bit mean.”(Page 41)
“Slim had not moved. His calm eyes followed Lennie out the door. ‘Jesus,’ he said. ‘He’s jes’ like a kid, ain’t he.’”(Page 43)
Sympathetic-“Slim said, ‘You hadda, George. I swear you hadda. Come with me.”(Page 104-105)
Crooks
Aloof-“For Crooks was a proud, aloof man. He kept his distance and demanded that the other people keep theirs.”(Page 66)
Lonely-“A guy sets alone out here at night, maybe readin’ books or thinkin’ or stuff like that. . . . If some guy was with me, he could tell me I was asleep, an’ then it would be all right.”(Page 71) Curley
Rambunctious-“Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys.”
Lewd-“Well, that glove’s fulla vaseline.” “Vaseline? What the hell for?” “Well, I tell ya what-Curley says he’s keepin’ that hand soft for his wife.”(Page 27-28)
Arrogant-“He’d slough me. He just don’t give a damn. Won’t ever get canned ’cause his old man’s the boss.”(Page 27) Curley’s