Biographical sketch
The story behind the story
List of characters
Summary and analysis
Charlotte Cook Hadella discusses political influences on the novel
Charlotte Cook Hadella on the novel's experimental form
Peter Lisca on symbols in Of mice and men
Warren French on Arthurian influence and allegory
Warren French on Steinbeck's philosophies in Of mice and men
John Seelye on charges of Steinbeck's sentimentalism
Louis Owens explores the significance of George and Lennie's dream
Howard Levant explains how the novel's form shows Steinbeck's skill
Warren French discusses pessimism and crooks
John Timmerman on locations and frames in the novel
Lawrence William Jones on why Of mice and men is not a parable
Marilyn Chandler McEntyre on Cain, Abel, and innocence
William Goldhurst on the novel's vision.
John Steinbeck's Of mice and men. ISBN 0791085813. Published by Chelsea House Publishers in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.