Of Mice and Men
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Of Mice and Men is a classic American novella that follows two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression, exploring themes of friendship, dreams, and loneliness.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Of Mice and Men canonical | 22 |
| Of Mice and Men (1939 film) | 2 |
| Of Mice and Men (1937 novel) | 1 |
| Of Mice and Men (1937) | 1 |
| Of Mice and Men (1992 film) | 1 |
| Of Mice and Men (stage role as Crooks) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American literature work
ⓘ
novella ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
1939 film
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1992 film ⓘ opera ⓘ radio play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | frequently challenged book in the United States ⓘ |
| character |
Candy
ⓘ
Crooks ⓘ Curley ⓘ Curley’s wife ⓘ Slim ⓘ |
| containsDeathOf |
Candy’s dog
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Curley’s wife ⓘ Lennie Small ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dedicatedTo | no formal dedication in first edition ⓘ |
| firstStageAdaptationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Grapes of Wrath ⓘ |
| genre |
novella
ⓘ
social realism ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780140177398 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | frequently taught in American schools ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
George Milton
ⓘ
Lennie Small ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| openingSetting | near the Salinas River ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 107 ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCareer | major early work of John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| precededBy | In Dubious Battle ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| publisher | Covici-Friede ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| setInPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| setInState |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| settingType | ranch ⓘ |
| structure | six chapters ⓘ |
| theme |
American Dream
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disability ⓘ friendship ⓘ loneliness ⓘ power and powerlessness ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | line from the Robert Burns poem "To a Mouse" ⓘ |
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Of Mice and Men (1939 film)
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Of Mice and Men (1992 film)
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John Steinbeck
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Of Mice and Men (1939 film)
subject surface form:
John Steinbeck
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Of Mice and Men (stage role as Crooks)
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Of Mice and Men (1937)
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Of Mice and Men (1937 novel)