BOOK: OF MICE AND MEN by John Steinkbeck

Learn:
An introduction to
The novella ‘of mice and men’

Keywords:
-historical background -1930’s
-cultural – ‘farming community’ –working on land –ranch, barn, bunkhouse, horses, donkeys – many words related to the farming community
-characters
-themes -1929 wallstreet crash – the great depression 1930’s
-stucture – nature versus man

(write these words in the exam ^^^ to have a A* or a B)

Chapter1: opening paragraph
-description of Soledad (loneliness)
-Salinas River
-Gabilan mountains
-Sycamores (like helikopterblaadjes of a tree)
-Soledad – Twinkling – Golden – Strong – Sloops – Jungle – deforest
George
Small, darkface, restless eyes, strong features.
Lennie
Shapeless of face, large pale eyes, huge man, dranks like a horse, like a child.

John Steinbeck
Born in 1902 in Salinas California his father owned a ….
John describe farming life he was an intelligent student and at age of 14 he decided to become a writer. He did Stanford university, never complete his degree he went to NY and works as a construction worker. He later became a newspaper reporter.
*1928 – cup of gold
*1932 – pastures of heaven
*1933 – to an unknown god
*1935 – Tortilla flat
*1937 – of mice and men

The clearing by the river- Salinas begins by the river and ending by the river –full circle storyline
Nature=Good

Questions

OF MICE AND MEN:

* Physical environment * Infested environment * Racist environment * Controlling environment * Lonely environment * Aggressive environment * Demeanenly to a woman * Dangerous environment

A) ‘the bunkhouse was a long , rectangular building’ B) ‘positively kills lice’ ‘we don’t want no pants rabbits’ C) ‘ya see the stable buck’s a nigger’ D) ‘the boss was expecting you last night’

A GAME OF POLO WITH A HEADLESS GOAT by