The American Dream in John Steinbeck's of Mice and Men

by Hayley Mitchell Haugen

Book Overview

Before breaking out as a novelist, John Steinbeck supported himself as a ranch-hand and farm laborer in California, where he witnessed the poverty and conditions that workers toiled under in the fields. Drawing inspiration from his experiences, Steinbeck went on to pen Of Mice and Men, a tale of two field workers determined to survive the brutal conditions of their lot in hopes of owning their own farm. Since its publication, Of Mice and Men has become...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737748494
• ISBN13: 9780737748499
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12