The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck takes place during the Great Depression, and begins besides the Salinas River near Soledad, California. Here, Steinbeck introduces the reader to the main characters, George Milton and Lennie Small, migrant workers in search of jobs. George is portrayed as the leader of the two, while Lennie is the follower. Steinbeck states that George and Lennie are opposites. George is described as a small man with sharp features ... was getting weaker and more frail as time went on. George and Candy knew the pain that Lennie and the dog were going through. Both ac...

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... superstructure." What people do, what people think, or what people believe depend on the economical condition of the society. Being not affected, the base, inversely, has influence on people's livelihood. Therefore, to comprehend a text profoundly, the reader needs to explore the social background because "the study of literature and the study of society are intricately bound. "OF MICE AND MEN" is John Steinbeck's famous novel of two men struggling through wreckage of the Great Depression. In the 1930's the entire world economy ... was in a slump. It was one of the worst depressions the...

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