Which was planed by the author john Steinbeck to make you think about what was going to happen next. ... With the suspense steinbeck figured out a ways to keep us on the edge of our seats. ... But after they come to work on a ranch in the Salinas Valley their hopes, like "the best laid schemes o' mice an' men," begin to go awry. ... The two men share a vision of farm that they will own together, a vision that Lennie believes in implicitly. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

John Steinbeck explores these ideas in his book East of Eden. ... John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. ... Two years later, one of his more successful and popular books, Of Mice and Men, was written. ... Steinbeck's writing style seemed to do just that, show the faults of men and women, but at the same time showed how great the power of the human heart is. ... He risked his own life many times to save wounded men. ...

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• Grade Level: High School