https://padlet.com/17tehabid/m8ec8zk1qju89x3u Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2020-06-18 11:59:15 UTC 2020-06-18 12:20:18 UTC hello@padlet.com 17tehabid https://padlet.com/17tehabid/m8ec8zk1qju89x3u/wish/632028756 2020-06-18 12:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/17tehabid/m8ec8zk1qju89x3u/wish/632028756 17tehabid https://padlet.com/17tehabid/m8ec8zk1qju89x3u/wish/632031899 Steinbeck chose the title Of Mice and Men after reading a poem called “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns, in which the poet regrets accidentally destroying a mouse's nest. The poem resonates with several of Of Mice andMen's central themes: the impermanence of home and the harshness of life for the most vulnerable.]]> 2020-06-18 12:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/17tehabid/m8ec8zk1qju89x3u/wish/632031899 17tehabid https://padlet.com/17tehabid/m8ec8zk1qju89x3u/wish/632034491 Of Mice and Men in a play format, using a circular pattern of locales, condensed narration, minimal action descriptions, dramatic lighting, and foreshadowing to connect his plot.
The turning point is when Lennie accidentally kills Curley's wife. The novel is set in America at the time of the depression. Two migrant workers, George and Lennie join a ranch to work.]]> 2020-06-18 12:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/17tehabid/m8ec8zk1qju89x3u/wish/632034491 17tehabid https://padlet.com/17tehabid/m8ec8zk1qju89x3u/wish/632038913 The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors.
This novella teaches a grim lesson about the nature of human existence. Nearly all of the characters, including George, Lennie, Candy, Crooks, and Curley's wife, admit, at one time or another, to having a profound sense of loneliness and isolation.]]> 2020-06-18 12:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/17tehabid/m8ec8zk1qju89x3u/wish/632038913 17tehabid https://padlet.com/17tehabid/m8ec8zk1qju89x3u/wish/632049112 George is shown as a smart , quick-tempered man in Of Mice and Men, but evolves into a selfless, caring one. George and Lennie's relationship, described like a master and his dog, is what drives most of the action.]]> 2020-06-18 12:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/17tehabid/m8ec8zk1qju89x3u/wish/632049112