GC56GMV Classic Literature Series #5 Of Mice and Men
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: writermommy @ | Hide Date: 06/07/2014 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 10.672 W104° 36.061 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
 

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Of Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in search of newjob opportunities during the Great Depression in California, United States.

Based on Steinbeck's own experiences as a bindlestiff in the 1920s (before the arrival of the Okies he would vividly describe in The Grapes of Wrath), the title is taken from Robert Burns' poem "To a Mouse", which read: "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley." (The best laid schemes of mice and men / Often go awry.)

Required reading in many schools, Of Mice and Men has been a frequent target of censors for vulgarity and what some consider offensive and racist language; consequently, it appears on the American Library Association's list of the Most Challenged Books of 21st Century.

Of Mice and Men has been turned into a play and into a movie more than once. It is a quick and dramatic read, a heartwrenching play, and a must read on this list.

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