Context of "Of Mice and Men"

Context of the novel "Of Mice and Men" John Steinbeck celebrated friendship; it mapped the contours of his life and art. "In every bit of honest writing in the world," he noted in a 1938 journal entry, "...there is a base theme. Try to understand men; if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love. There are shorter means, …

…black man and a woman. "Of Mice and Men" shows us the persecution and suffering they endured. It is a tragic novel on loneliness and frustration. It highlights the social attitudes of society within the boundaries of a ranch and also presents us with the importance of friendship. Published on February 25, 1937, it made a huge impact with its theme genuinely rooted in American life, it has found success as a book, play and a film.