The story behind the story
Charlotte Cook Hadella discusses political influences on the novel
Charlotte Cook Hadella on the novel's experimental form
Peter Lisca on symbols 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.
