#8: Of Mice and Men (Blog #8)

About the Author: John Steinbeck

Click here to read about the author and answer the following questions.

1. When and where was the author born?
2. What kinds of problems and topics did the author write about?
3. In what year was Of Mice and Men first published?

Characters

4. Go to this page and use the drawing to write down a brief description for each character.
   a. George
   b. Lennie
   c. Candy
   d. Slim
   e. Crooks
   f. Curley
   g. Curley's wife
   h. The Boss

Slide Show

5. Go here to view the slide show.
    a. Go to slide 9. List three important details about George.
    b. Go to slide 10. List three important details about Lennie.
    c. Go to slide 14. What is one topic to look for in the novel? Briefly explain it.

Major Topics

6. Click here and read the list of major topics (they call them themes) in the novel. Choose one of these topics and explain what it means to you.