Author: John Steinbeck
Born: February 27, 1902; Salinas, California
Died: December 20, 1968; New York, New York
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Allegory, psychological realism, and social realism
Time of Work: The 1930’s
Subject(s): Death, friendship, jobs and work, poverty, and social issues
Locale: Salinas Valley, California
Age Level: 13-18
Principal Characters:
Lennie Small, an inarticulate itinerant worker who is unable to control his brawn and passions