Of Mice and Men
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Study Questions
Study Questions
Biographical Info--from the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, California
The Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies--from San Jose State University
Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech Text--1962
Of Mice and Men Factsheet--contains brief background info on the setting, the situation of migrant workers, and a comment on the American Dream
Great Depression Photos--one is a photo essay of Depression photos from all over the United States; the other is a collection
Dorothea Lange photographs of migrant workers in California
[a note for using study guides--SparkNotes and other summary sites are of course properly used after you've� read a section or the entire work independently.� My advice is for you to be cautious with these sites and try to stay away from them until after you've been able to think things through about the novel on your own.]
Of Mice and Men Student Survival Guide. This site by Belmont High School (Los Angeles, CA) teacher Nancy Louise Rutherford gives terrific help on both Steinbeck's vocabluary and Depression-era phrases and expressions. Also, check out her related links (at the bottom of the the scrollbar on the left).
[this section will contain links to both student and scholarly essays on the novel]