Throughout John Steinbeck’s life, he had quite a few important experiences. Of Mice & Men was one of the three books he wrote on labor issues in California. Steinbeck grew up in Salinas Valley, uncoincidentally where Of Mice & Men takes place. Steinbeck wrote to his friend in 1903 “I think I would like to write the story of this whole valley. Of all the little towns and all the farms and the ranches in the wilder hills.”1 Though Steinbeck was directing that towards the beauty of the town, Of Mice & Men declares the beauty as well as the tragedy of Lennie and George. Growing up in Salinas Valley definitely had an impact on the location of his first play-novelette.
When Steinbeck was starting to further his education by attending college at
When Steinbeck was starting to further his education by attending college at