Websites to support the study of John Steinbeck's novel "Of mice and men":
Of Mice and Men - The student survival guide
Provides chapter overviews, vocabulary, allusions, and idioms used in John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and men. Features well annotated links to Steinbeck and Great Depression sites.
John Steinbeck’s Pacific Grove
A virtual self guided tour of sites relating to Steinbecks life and works. Includes links to biographical information.
Steinbeck -- The California novels
Chapter summaries and main characters for each of the California novels (including Red Pony, Of mice and men, Grapes of Wrath, Cannery Row). Includes links for each of the novels.
John Steinbeck’s World
Provides a biography, photographs, facts, links and a listing of John Steinbeck’s works (some with hyperlinks to additional information).
Death in the Dust
"Three years before publication [in 1939] of his masterpiece 'The Grapes Of Wrath,' John Steinbeck visited squatters' camps in California. To mark the centenary of his birth, we print [in 2002] this account ... of the misery that he witnessed." From the Guardian Unlimited, the website of the British newspaper The Guardian. (LII, 2007)
Migrant Workers
Provides an article describing the life and experiences of migrant workers in the United States. Good background information for Steinbeck’s novel Of mice and men.
Mental Retardation
This is the official site of a national organization of and for people with metal retardation and related developmental disabilities. The Resources area of this site features information and links on mental retardation.
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