Of Mice and Men- John Steinbeck GCSE
The opening describes the river and it's surroundings.
"It has slipped twinkling over yellow sands"
Beyond the idyllic atmosphere of
The Salinas river there is a sense of
danger the way that all of the animals have to fight for survival.
The theme of the suvival of the
fittest may link to the main
charecters, George and Lennie.
The book is based around the 1936 "Great
Depression" following the Wall Street Crash.
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 (October 1929), also known as the Great Crash, and the Stock Market Crash of 1929, was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States.
The crash signaled the beginning of the 12-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries
Writen by Nobel-prize winning author John Steinbeck
Opening is almost mystic, sets the scene for the whole book.
Set in the town of Soledad in Salinas, California
Inspired by Robbie Burn's poem "To A Mouse"
"The best laid schemes O' mice an' men/ Gang aft agley"
English translation: "The best laid schemes of mice and men/ often go awry"