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Question: Has anyone here read Of Mice & men!?
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I have!. 6 times!.

Well!.!.!.

It's about two migrant workers!.!.!.!.

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John Steinbeck III (February 27, 1902—December 20, 1968) was an American writer!. He wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939 and the novella Of Mice and Men, published in 1937!. In all, he wrote twenty-five books, including sixteen novels, six non-fiction books and several collections of short stories!. In 1962 Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature!.

Steinbeck grew up in the Salinas Valley region of California, a culturally diverse place of rich migratory and immigrant history!. This upbringing imparted a regionalistic flavor to his writing, giving many of his works a distinct sense of place!.[2][3] Steinbeck moved briefly to New York City, but soon returned home to California to begin his career as a writer!. Most of his earlier work dealt with subjects familiar to him from his formative years!. An exception was his first novel Cup of Gold which concerns the pirate Henry Morgan, whose adventures had captured Steinbeck's imagination as a child!.

In his subsequent novels, Steinbeck found a more authentic voice by drawing upon direct memories of his life in California!. Later he used real historical conditions and events in the first half of 20th century America, which he had experienced first-hand as a reporter!. Steinbeck often populated his stories with struggling characters; his works examined the lives of the working class and migrant workers during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression!. His later body of work reflected his wide range of interests, including marine biology, politics, religion, history, and mythology!. One of his last published works was Travels with Charley, a travelogue of a road trip he took in 1960 to rediscover America!. He died in 1968 in New York of a heart attack and his ashes are interred in Salinas!.

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i studied that book last year for GCSE
its pretty much:
2 guys, lennie &george, lenny is a bit simple and george is quiet and smart are itinerant workers in california in the time of the depression, they are saving up money to buy their own little place, this is th "dream" referred to throughout the novel
they get chased out of town becuase lennie was touching a ladies pretty dress and she accused him of rape!.
they start work at another ranch and meet the people there
curley- ranch owners son, small but a good fighter
curleys wife- doesnt love curley anymore, flirts with ohter men alot
slim- hardworking, a good man
candy- the old "swamper" (cleaner) who ahs a very old smelly dog
carlson- another ranch wokre, not very caring
ranch owner- alright sorta guy
crooks- black stable hand, crooked back from an accident with a horse, very clever but opressed
lennie and gorge start work here
lennie does very well at the manual work
slim and george form a close friendship
carlson bullies candy into allowing him to shoot his old smelly dog
slims dogs have puppies, lennie is promised a puppy
candy is let in on the "dream" and offers to contribute a lareg amount of money towards it if he can join lennie and geogre, they accept
lennie gets into a fight with curley and seriosuly damages his hand
crooks is offered the chance to join the "dream"
one sunday afternoon the men are playing horseshoes and cards and lennie goes to the barn to visit his puppy, which he accidently kills
curleys wife comes in and starts talking to lennie and comforting him about his puppy as she is very lonely, she lets him stroke her hair as he likes soft things and she likes attention
he accidently breaks her neck and he is very big and powerful and half buries her i nteh straw then runs of
candy finds curleys wife dead and calls george who realises that lennie is missing and realises he must of killed her
geogre goes to teh bunk hosue where carlson keeps his gun and takes it
the men all go out to find lennie and curley plans a cruel, painful death for him
geogre finds hi mfirst and shoots him in the head whilst talking about the "dream" and rabbits because lennie loved rabbits!.

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Never read it but saw the movie way back in the 8th grade!. It was a pretty interesting story!. Read it you may not want to put it down!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

They made it into a movie!. Gary Sinese is in it!. I think it's only available on vhs!. It's a great movie and book!Www@QuestionHome@Com

seriously!? that book will take you like 2 hours to read at the max!. and its really good! just read it! trust me its good!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yeah I have!.!.!.we are not going to do your homework for you! Go to the library, take the book out and read it yourself!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Read it! It's less than 200 pages, and worth it! Hope you like sad endings!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

ahh, no!. Do your homework!Www@QuestionHome@Com