Overview, Context & Setting (Junior Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of Of Mice and Men
Author of Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Publication year of Of Mice and Men
Publication year of Of Mice and Men
1937
Literary form of Of Mice and Men
Literary form of Of Mice and Men
Novella
Two main characters in Of Mice and Men
Two main characters in Of Mice and Men
George Milton and Lennie Small
George and Lennie's role
George and Lennie's role
Displaced ranch workers
Historical period Of Mice and Men is set in
Historical period Of Mice and Men is set in
Great Depression
US state where Of Mice and Men is set
US state where Of Mice and Men is set
California
Three themes in Of Mice and Men
Three themes in Of Mice and Men
Friendship, dreams, and loneliness
Steinbeck's nationality and key traits
Steinbeck's nationality and key traits
American author with social perception and empathy
What influenced Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
What influenced Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
His experiences and observations of migrant workers
Two other notable Steinbeck works
Two other notable Steinbeck works
The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden
Valley where Of Mice and Men is set
Valley where Of Mice and Men is set
Salinas Valley
Two central locations in the story
Two central locations in the story
Bunkhouse and barn
What the setting emphasises in the story
What the setting emphasises in the story
Isolation and hardship