In a Robert Burns poem
Of Mice and Men is a historical fiction novella, as it took place in the 1930's during the great depression
California edit: Salinas, California and the question was WHEN not where it took place in the 1920's EDIT: Nope. Took place in early 1930s during the Great Depression.
mice and men takes place in san francisco California
Carlson
In the context of "Of Mice and Men," "took a powder" means to leave or disappear suddenly or unexpectedly. It is slang for departing quickly without explanation.
Salinas.
George is the one who took Carlson's gun in 'Of Mice and Men'. He used it to shoot Lennie, as a mercy killing, to spare him from a more brutal death at the hands of the other ranch workers.
In "Of Mice and Men," Old Susy's place is a brothel where the men who work on the ranch go to spend time with women. It is a seedy establishment that reflects the isolation and loneliness experienced by the characters in the novel.
The house where prostitutes work. They look after the men and do what prostitutes do.
Weed
Ranch
"Of Mice and Men" takes place during the Great Depression in the 1930s.