The novel of Mice and Men is set in the American depression of 1937. The American depression was a hard time for the American people. Steinbeck was inspired by the experience he undertook during 1919 to 1926. He worked as a manual, unskilled farm labourer on ranches in northern California. The book was written after 'In Dubious Battle', which caused scandal left, right and centre. It inspired Steinbeck to write this book. The book is about ... who is feared by others throughout the book. Curley's wife is never referred to by her real name because Steinbeck is trying to portray an image of her...

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• Grade Level: High School