John Steinbeck's Of mice and men /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bloom, Harold
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Chelsea House Publishers, [2006]
Series:Bloom's guides.
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Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • 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 symblos 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.