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Page 1: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

Of Mice and Men

By John Steinbeck

Page 2: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

John Steinbeck

*Novelist of the California Experience

•Born in Salinas, California in 1902

•Grew up in Salinas Valley nicknamed the “ Salad Bowl of the Nation”

Page 3: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

Author Background

• All of his famous works are defined by his sensitivity for the common man: misfits, striking workers, migrants who sought prosperity in the golden land

• He wrote about the dreams and defeats of common people as shaped by the magnificent land they inhabit

Page 4: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

Of Mice and MenNovel Introduction

• The two main characters, George and Lennie are Migrant Farm Workers. They travel from farm to farm looking for work during the Great Depression years.

• Jobs were scarce during the time of this story because thousands of people fled the Midwest and Plains states during the Dust Bowl, an ecological disaster in which the land became barren.

Page 5: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

Of Mice and MenNovel Introduction

• Also, many farmers lost their jobs and farms during this time because after World War I, a recession led to the drop in market price of crops. This also led to over-cultivation, which in turn led to farmers going broke and was a direct cause of the Dust Bowl.

• Many traveled to Southern California where they had heard that they could farm for longer periods of time due to the weather and soil and also that manual labor and employment were plentiful.

Page 6: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

Page 7: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

George Milton– Sharp witted ranch hand– Travels with his friend Lennie– Uses his mind to anticipate the future

Lennie Small• Physically large man, very strong• Slow of mind• Acts similar to a child/ mental

limitations• Cannot anticipate or understand

consequences of his actions• Travels with and is cared for by

George

Page 8: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

Setting

• Salinas Valley of California

• During the Depression of the 1930’s

• Along the banks of the Salinas River, Ranch Bunk House, Barn

Page 9: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

•Located in Monterey Co.

•100 miles south of San Francisco

•60 miles south of Silicon Valley

•17 miles east of Monterey/Carmel

•10 miles east of the Pacific Ocean

Page 10: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

• The American Dream

• Loneliness

• Friendship

• Innocence

• Discrimination

Page 11: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

Comparing Men to Mice

Men who own Mice as Pets

George

and Lennie

buy a farm.

???

Your Prediction

Here!!!

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Page 13: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

Vocabulary

• Aloof: Removed or at a distance, not sure of what is going on

• Bemused: A mix of amusement and confusion

• Contemptuous: Acting in a scornful or hateful way

Page 14: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

Vocabulary

• Derogatory: Belittling, expressing a low opinion, insulting

• Disengage: To free from something, or to free of something

• Douse: To drench or plunge into liquid

Page 15: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

Vocabulary

• Gingerly: To do something carefully, cautiously

• Mollify: To calm, soothe, ease, make less severe

• Monotonous: Always the same, not varying, boring

Page 16: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck * Novelist of the California Experience Born in Salinas, California in 1902 Grew up in Salinas Valley

Vocabulary

• Ominous: Threatening or telling of trouble to come

• Pugnacious: Ready and willing to fight

• Recumbent: Lying down, in a position of comfort or rest

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Vocabulary

• Reprehensible: Deserving of punishment or criticism

• Revere: To honor, to hold in high regard, to be in awe of

• Sullen: Showing resentment, gloomy, sad

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