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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American literature work
novella
adaptedAs 1939 film
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
Curley’s wife
Lennie Small
countryOfOrigin United States
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
setInPeriod Great Depression
setInState California
settingType ranch
structure six chapters
theme American Dream
disability
friendship
loneliness
power and powerlessness
violence
titleOrigin line from the Robert Burns poem "To a Mouse"

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Burgess Meredith ("Of Mice and Men (1939 film)")
Gary Sinise ("Of Mice and Men (1992 film)")
John Steinbeck
notableWork
In Dubious Battle
followedBy

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