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He graduated from Salinas  \n􀂃 Most of the books he wrote were about social problems of the time and issues that were affecting the world  \nHigh School in 1919.  \naround him.  \nJohn Steinbeck  \n􀂃 Steinbeck was  \nmarried three  \ntimes  \nand had to  \ntwo children  \n􀂃 He won both the  \nPulitzer Prize  \nand the  \nNobel Prize for  \nLiterature  \n 􀂃 When he was younger,  \nSteinbeck was briefly a  \nranch  \nhand  \n, just like the two main  \ncharacters in  \nOf Mice and Men  \n.  \n.  \nOf Mice and Men  \n􀂃  Of Mice and Me n is a short  \nwork of fiction, often called a  \nnovella  \n􀂃 It is set in California  \nduring  \nthe early to mid  \n1930s  \n􀂃  \nThe novella shows how  \nlife was for  \nhard  \npoor  \n, unskilled  \nworkers who lost their jobs  \nbecause of the  \nDepression  \n.  \n.  \n.  \nOf Mice and Men  \n􀂃  \n􀂃  \n􀂃  \nThe plot is about two traveling  \nranch workers, George and Lennie, trying  \nto work up enough money to buy their  \nIt is written in a way that it can easily be  \nmade into a  \nplay  \nOf Mice and Men  \nown ranch (farm) .  \nwithout many changes.  \ncame out in 1937.  \nOf Mice and Men  \nThe best  \n􀂃  \n-  \nIts  \nlaid schemes  \ntitle  \nOften go wrong  \ncame from a poem by Robert Burns  \nAnd leave us nought but grief and pain  \ncalled \"To a Mouse, on Turning up Her Nest“  \no'mice and men  \nFor promised joy  \nJargon and Dialect  \n􀂃  \ntart  \ntramp  \na woman of loose  \nmorals; one who is prone to be  \nsexually unfaithful  \n􀂃  \njack  \nmoney in the bank, savings  \n􀂃  \nbucks  \ndollars  \n􀂃  \nbum  \nstiff  \nperson  \n􀂃  \ncrack  \nflop  \nsex  \n􀂃  \ngreybacks  \n-  \na jobless, homeless  \nlice  \nJargon and Dialect  \n􀂃  \nhoosegow  \nprison  \n􀂃  \n-  \nbait  \n–  \nwoman who will get a man  \nin trouble  \n􀂃  \nlynched  \nhung by a bunch of people  \nwithout getting a trial  \n􀂃  \npunk  \n–  \nunreliable, no  \nperson  \n􀂃  \n􀂃  \n-  \nding  \n–  \na good time; a fun trip  \nswamper  \n-  \ngood young  \njanitor, cleaning man","cbCaivdAUZcRkgd2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivdAUZcRkgd2","pdf",1294846,11,"English","# The Great Depression\n## Unemployment and wandering workers\n# John Steinbeck\n## Life and awards\n# Of Mice and Men\n## Genre and setting\n## Plot summary\n# Title origin\n# Jargon and Dialect","[{\"question\":\"What historical period does “Of Mice and Men” take place in?\",\"answer\":\"The novella is set in California during the early to mid 1930s, during the Great Depression.\"},{\"question\":\"Who are the two main characters in “Of Mice and Men”?\",\"answer\":\"The plot follows two traveling ranch workers, George and Lennie, as they try to earn enough money for their own ranch.\"},{\"question\":\"Where does the story’s title come from?\",\"answer\":\"The title is often linked to a poem by Robert Burns called “To a Mouse, on Turning up Her Nest.”\"},{\"question\":\"What is included in the “Jargon and Dialect” section?\",\"answer\":\"It defines words and slang from the story, such as tramp, jack, bucks, bum, hoosegow, lynched, and other terms with their meanings.\"}]","Of Mice and Men - Notes on The Great Depression | PDF",17]