Lennie, strong but feeble-minded, and George, his responsible friend, are two itinerant laborers during the depression who dream of owning their own farm.
Tells a story about the strange relationship of two migrant workers who are able to realize their dreams of an easy life until one of them succumbs to his weakness for soft, helpless creatures and strangles a farmer's wife.
The tragic story of the friendship between two migrant workers, George and mentally retarded Lenny, and their dream of owning a farm
... us . GEORGE . ( Still almost chanting . ) With us it ain't like that . We got a future . We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us . We don't have to sit in no barroom blowin ' in our jack , just be- cause we got no place ...
Here is Steinbeck’s dramatic adaptation of his novel-as-play, which received the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play in 1937-1938 and has featured a number of actors who have played the iconic roles of George and Lennie ...
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Of Mice and Men: Teacher’s Edition includes the following: • An introduction and suggested further reading by Susan Shillinglaw, a professor of English at San Jose State University and Scholar-in-Residence at the National Steinbeck ...
... Frederic I., 60 cave imagery, 37—38, 70, 245, 260, 297, 321, 328 Cederstrom, Lorelei, 186 Champney, Freeman, 60 Chaney, Lon, 121, 204 Christ/Christian, 22, 48, 57—61, 69, ... Crist, judith, 204, 217 Dacus, Lee, 48 Dahlberg, ...
Hadella's assessment of the text's literary and dramatic underpinnings is complemented by background information on the history of agribusiness in America, on Steinbeck's experience working with migrant workers in California, and on the ...
Well, I did. What started as a fun personal project quickly escalated into something bigger.This is a short novella, about half the length of an average book and does not fit into the Among the Dead series.
'One of the best books I’ve ever read' – Ruth Jones 'This is superb . . . and compulsive and disturbing and very well done indeed' – Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange _______________________________________ If I Can't Have You by ...