What influenced john steinback to write 'Of Mice and Men'?

Answer 1

Yes, * Curley's wife is not given a name because she is seen as Curley's possession * Soledad is spanish for loneliness * Of Mice and Men gets its name from the poem "To a mouse" by Robert Burns * In the poem "To a Mouse" it says "the best laid schemes o' mice and men gang aft a glay" which means the best planned out plans often go wrong. This links to the novel as the characters plans to reach the American Dream go wrong. *Lennie is a real person inspired by a mentally challenged person whom Steinbeck met whilst working as a migrant worker during the great depression. This Lennie did kill someone by mistake, but was sent to a mental institute.

Answer 2

John Steinbeck was influenced to write 'Of Mice and Men' by the Great Depression and the experiences of migrant workers during that time. He also drew inspiration from his own personal observations of the struggles faced by marginalized individuals in society. Additionally, Steinbeck was motivated by the desire to shed light on themes of friendship, loneliness, and the pursuit of the American Dream.

Answer 3

No one really knows, you'd have to ask him. If you are referring to themes within the novel, there are plenty of great answers to that question on this site already.

To add to this answer however, it has been noted in an interview with The New York Times that Steinbeck worked on a ranch in California during the Great Depression with someone who was mentally disabled. The man killed his boss by stabbing him repeatedly with a pitchfork, so inspiration for the novel may have likely have been take from Steinbeck's life.

Answer 4

Mice and men They are an unlikely pair:George is "small and dark of face ":Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a family, clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation

Answer 5

>I believe Larry McMurtry falls into this caretogy of contemporary writers who write about the rural working class. "Lonesome Dove" is an excellent example with its depiction of cattle herders driving a herd of cattle from Texas to Montana to begin the first cattle ranch in the frontier territory.Vanessa M.

Answer 6

He sort of rewrote it because his dog ate the first half of the manuscript so he had to rewrite it from memory so it might have been changed during this time but we'll never know for certain

Answer 7

Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck. It was published in 1937 and tells the story of two migrant ranch workers who live during the Great Depression.

Answer 8

John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men in 1937 and the book Red Pony.

Answer 9

Robert Burn's poem; to a mouse.