Setting: Of Mice and Men

What is setting? Take a look at this picture and then take a look on the internet for pictures from The Great Depression. How do these visual examples of the setting of OMAM make you feel about what George and Lennie were going through.

Please post some pictures in addition to your written response.

Joanna... According to J'Wan

"Now Joanna... Yea, there's just something wrong with her."

Dig a little deeper into Steinbeck and OMAM

Please copy and paste the following questions into a new post and complete for homework:

1. What is a novella?

2. What was the Great Depression?

3. What were some of the causes of the Great Depression?

4. What is a migrant worker?

5. Do migrant workers exist today? Where? What kinds of jobs do they have?

What do you know about John Steinbeck??

Please copy and paste the following questions into your new blog post and then answer each one after researching answers online. Don't forget to use complete sentences!

1. What was John Steinbeck’s relationship to the Salinas Valley?
2. List five major facts about Steinbeck’s life.
3. What influenced Steinbeck to write the novella, Of Mice and Men?
4. What are the other major works written by Steinbeck?
5. What is the Steinbeck Award? Who are some of the recipients of the Steinbeck Award? What is the purpose of the award