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full title · Of Mice and Men
author · John Steinbeck
type of work · Novel
genre · Fiction; tragedy
language · English
time and place written · Mid-1930s; Pacific Grove and Los Gatos ranch, California
date of first publication · 1937
publisher · Covici, Friede, Inc.
narrator · Third-person omniscient
climax · Lennie accidentally kills Curley's wife in the barn
protagonists · George and Lennie
antagonists · Curley; society; the cruel, predatory nature of human life
setting (time) · 1930s
setting (place) · South of Soledad, California
point of view · The novel is told from the point of view of a third-person omniscient narrator, who can access the point of view of any character as required by the narrative.
falling action · Lennie runs away from the barn; the men return and find Curley's wife dead; Curley leads a mob of men to search for and kill Lennie; George finds Lennie in the clearing and, while retelling the story of life on their......

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Approximate Word Count: 323
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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