OF MICE AND MEN

John Steinbeck

JOHN STEINBECK

• Born in Salinas, CA in 1902
• Grew up in fertile agricultural valley
• Attended Stanford University in 1919
• Left in 1925 without a degree
• Won a Nobel Prize in 1962 and died in 1968

Salinas River

SALINAS RIVER

• Originally named Rio Monte Rey (the Mountain King River) in 1776
• Primary water source for the Salinas valley farms and vineyards
• Shallow river with most of its water flow running underground
• Largest river on California's Central Coast-170 miles long
• "Runs deep and green" (Steinbeck 1).

Gabilan Mountains

GABILAN MOUNTAINS

• In the Southern Inner California Coast Ranges System in central CA
• Bordered on the west by the Salinas valley
• Fremont Peak, at 3,455 feet in elevation, is the range's highest point
• "The golden foothill slopes curve up to the strong and rocky
• Gabilan mountains" (Steinbeck 1).

Salinas Valley

SALINAS VALLEY

• Located in the Central Coast Region of California
• One of the most productive agricultural regions in the world
• "the Salad Bowl of the World"
• Home to thousands of acres of produce and flower farms
• "The valley side is lined with trees-willows fresh and green" (Steinbeck 1).

Lennie and George
"Behind him walked his opposite" (Steinbeck 2).

Denim Coats with Brass Buttons

Bindle:
a bundle of clothes or bedding