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…she is trouble. Candy overhears George telling Lennie of their future farm and asks them about their future plans. At this point in the book it is apparent that Candy also wants to follow the American Dream. His dream is to live on their farm, hoe…

…This novel is set on the Californian Grain Farms in the 1930’s. The town is called Soledad and is four miles south of San Jose. The inspiration for the book probably came from a poem by Robert Burns. The poem was about the plans of mice and men going…

…or pestilence, it was by the hand of man that so many people were sentenced to death by starvation. Anyone who died was consumed, among with dogs, cats and other feral animals that lived in and among the villages in Ukraine. In 1917, Ukraine declared it's…

…This novel is set on the Californian Grain Farms in the 1930’s. The town is called Soledad and is four miles south of San Jose. The inspiration for the book probably came from a poem by Robert Burns. The poem was about the plans of mice and men going…

…This novel is set on the Californian Grain Farms in the 1930's. The town is called Soledad and is four miles south of San Jose. The inspiration for the book probably came from a poem by Robert Burns. The poem was about the plans of mice and men going…

…, unspoken resentment on Ethan's isolated and failing farm. Ethan has been caring for his wife for six years now. Due to Zeena's numerous ailments they employ her cousin, the animated Mattie Silver, to help in the house. With Mattie's youthful presence…

…the help they could get around the farm this included all the family members. All members of the families had their special responsibilities such as carrying for the animals, crop tending, or helping around the house. Most boys now have the same chores except…

…farm. Ethan has been caring for his wife for six years now. Due to Zeena's numerous complications they employ her cousin to help in the house, the animated Mattie Silver. With Mattie's youthful presence in the house, Ethan is awoken of the bitterness…

…with the Red Cross. Within a week he was sent to the front and didn’t return for one to two years (Mosely). When Walt returned from he war he told his father that he wanted to become an animator, but his father did not approve. Walt ignored his father’s advice…

…the house. The Scotch-Irish grew a variety of crops and raised animals such as cattle, sheep, goats and pigs on their farms. This farming style, growing a variety of crops and raising animals, contrasted with most farming practices in the South, which was to grow…