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All the characters in the story (well, most of them) are American migrant workers in the 30s in the agricultural Salinas valley. they are also known as itinerant workers. they travel around finding poorly-paid jobs on ranches. they have no family. Steinbeck cared about the bad conditions they worked in and that is why he wrote it. the story follows two main characters, young men, called George and Lennie. the story is about their hardship and life on the ranch they are at.

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