"example of Burns's literary influence in the US is seen in the choice by novelist John Steinbeck of the title of his 1937 novel, ""Of Mice and Men"", taken from a line in the second-to-last stanza of ""To a Mouse"": ""The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley."" Burns's influence on American vernacular poets such as James Whitcomb Riley and Frank Lebby Stanton has been acknowledged by their biographers. When asked for the source of his greatest creative inspiration, singer songwriter Bob Dylan selected Burns's 1794 song ""A Red, Red Rose"" as the lyric that had"
"Of Men and Monsters Of Men and Monsters is a science fiction novel by American writer William Tenn, published in June 1968 as a paperback by Ballantine Books. The book is an expansion of his story ""The Men in the Walls"", originally published in ""Galaxy Science Fiction"" in October 1963. ""Of Men and Monsters"" is Tenn’s only full-length novel, as the majority of his other stories are novellas. The storyline introduces giant, technologically superior aliens who have conquered Earth. People live like vermin in holes in the insulation material of the walls of the homes the monsters have built, sneaking"
"banned the book from the county's publicly funded schools and libraries. It was burned in Salinas on two different occasions. In 2003, a school board in Mississippi banned it on the grounds of profanity. According to the American Library Association Steinbeck was one of the ten most frequently banned authors from 1990 to 2004, with ""Of Mice and Men"" ranking sixth out of 100 such books in the United States. The award of the 1962 Nobel Prize for Literature to Steinbeck was controversial in the United States. The award citation lauded Steinbeck ""for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as"
"Burgess Meredith Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997) was an American actor, director, producer, and writer. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called ""a virtuosic actor"" and ""one of the most accomplished actors of the century"". A life member of the Actors Studio by invitation, he won several Emmys, was the first male actor to win the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, and was nominated for two Academy Awards. He established himself as a leading man in Hollywood with critically acclaimed performances as George Milton in ""Of Mice and Men"" (1939),"
"damaged by the help of ""the Party,"" generally taken to be the Communist Party, although this is never spelled out in the book. ""Of Mice and Men"" is a tragedy that was written as a play in 1937. The story is about two traveling ranch workers, George and Lennie, trying to earn enough money to buy their own farm/ranch. As it is set in 1930s America, it provides an insight into The Great Depression, encompassing themes of racism, loneliness, prejudice against the mentally ill, and the struggle for personal independence. Along with ""The Grapes of Wrath"", ""East of Eden"", and"
"emotionally satisfying ending, but an ending that’s typically, wryly, and exclusively Tenn."" The book was originally published in June 1968 by Ballantine in a mass market paperback edition. More reprints have followed through the years, including a Gollancz Science Fiction Collectors' Edition. Other language editions and reprints include: Of Men and Monsters Of Men and Monsters is a science fiction novel by American writer William Tenn, published in June 1968 as a paperback by Ballantine Books. The book is an expansion of his story ""The Men in the Walls"", originally published in ""Galaxy Science Fiction"" in October 1963. ""Of Men"
"been some way I could have lost."" He slaps himself to end the cartoon. Of Rice and Hen Of Rice and Hen is a 1953 ""Looney Tunes"" animated short starring Foghorn Leghorn, Miss Prissy, and The Barnyard Dog. The title is a play on John Steinbeck's 1937 novel ""Of Mice and Men"". Foghorn Leghorn as usual is voiced by Mel Blanc, while an uncredited Bea Benaderet voices all of the female hens. The story opens with several hens mothering their chicks in an ideal suburban fashion: taking them on walks and bragging to fellow hens about their exploits. One of"
"Mouse"", which reads: ""The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley"". (The best laid schemes of mice and men / Often go awry.) While it is a book taught in many schools, ""Of Mice and Men"" has been a frequent target of censors for vulgarity and what some consider offensive and racist language; consequently, it appears on the American Library Association's list of the ""Most Challenged Books of 21st Century"". Two migrant field workers in California on their plantation during the Great Depression—George Milton, an intelligent but uneducated man, and Lennie Small, a bulky, strong man"
"ultimate melodrama."" The novella has been banned from various US public and school libraries or curricula for allegedly ""promoting euthanasia"", ""condoning racial slurs"", being ""anti-business"", containing profanity, and generally containing ""vulgar"" and ""offensive language"". Many of the bans and restrictions have been lifted and it remains required reading in many other American, Australian, Irish, British, New Zealand and Canadian high schools. As a result of being a frequent target of censors, ""Of Mice and Men"" appears on the American Library Association's list of the ""Most Challenged Books of the 21st Century"" (number 4). In the UK, it was listed at"
"called him a ""Giant of American Letters"". Despite ongoing attacks on his literary reputation, Steinbeck's works continue to sell well and he is widely taught in American and British schools as a bridge to more complex literature. Works such as ""Of Mice and Men"" are short and easy to read, and compassionately illustrate universal themes that are still relevant in the 21st century. Steinbeck grew up in California's Salinas Valley, a culturally diverse place with a rich migratory and immigrant history. This upbringing imparted a regionalistic flavor to his writing, giving many of his works a distinct sense of place."
"increases. Aldous Huxley's dystopian novel, ""Brave New World"" (1931), was challenged in various school districts. In 2003 in the South Texas Independent School District, Mercedes, Texas it ""was challenged but retained"". Parents had ""objected to the adult themes—sexuality, drugs, suicide—that appeared in the novel. Huxley's book was part of the summer Science Academy curriculum. The board voted to give parents more control over their children's choices by requiring principals to automatically offer an alternative to a challenged book."" John Steinbeck's ""Of Mice and Men"", first published in 1937, is considered an American classic and listed as the 12th best novel"
"Of Rice and Hen Of Rice and Hen is a 1953 ""Looney Tunes"" animated short starring Foghorn Leghorn, Miss Prissy, and The Barnyard Dog. The title is a play on John Steinbeck's 1937 novel ""Of Mice and Men"". Foghorn Leghorn as usual is voiced by Mel Blanc, while an uncredited Bea Benaderet voices all of the female hens. The story opens with several hens mothering their chicks in an ideal suburban fashion: taking them on walks and bragging to fellow hens about their exploits. One of the hens jokingly tells Miss Prissy that she is lucky not to have chicks"
"for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. After Trump insulted John McCain during his campaign, questioning McCain's bravery because he was captured as a prisoner of war, Sinise rebuked Trump. Gary Sinise Gary Alan Sinise (; born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, director and musician. Among other awards, he has won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been nominated for an Academy Award. Sinise is known for several memorable roles. These include George Milton in ""Of Mice and Men"", Lieutenant Dan Taylor in ""Forrest Gump"" (for which"
"land. The film explores themes of discrimination, loneliness, and the American Dream. ""Of Mice and Men"" took part in the 1992 Cannes Film Festival, where Sinise was nominated for the Palme d'Or award, given to the director of the best-featured film. After the film debuted in the United States on October 2, 1992, it received acclaim from critics. The movie opens with George in a boxcar, experiencing a flashback. During the Great Depression, the quick-witted George Milton (Gary Sinise) looks after his physically strong yet mentally disabled companion Lennie Small (John Malkovich). The two are fleeing from their previous employment"
"These included ""In Dubious Battle"", ""Of Mice and Men"" and ""The Grapes of Wrath"". He also wrote an article series called ""The Harvest Gypsies"" for the ""San Francisco News"" about the plight of the migrant worker. ""Of Mice and Men"" was a drama about the dreams of two migrant agricultural laborers in California. It was critically acclaimed and Steinbeck's 1962 Nobel Prize citation called it a ""little masterpiece"". Its stage production was a hit, starring Wallace Ford as George and Broderick Crawford as George's companion, the mentally childlike, but physically powerful itinerant farmhand Lennie. Steinbeck refused to travel from his"
"Of Man and Manta Of Man and Manta is a trilogy of science fiction novels written by Piers Anthony. It consists of the three books: Omnivore (1968), Orn (1970), and (1975). ""Omnivore"" has as its frame the investigation of the deaths of eighteen travelers from Earth to the distant planet Nacre. Nacre is seen through the eyes of three surviving scientist-explorers: Cal, Veg, and Aquilon. The planet Nacre's dominant species are fungi, including the intelligent ""mantas"". The mantas are soft-bodied creatures capable of high speeds and flight, superficially resembling manta rays. They are carnivores who farm the one extant herbivore"
"John Steinbeck House (Monte Sereno, California) The John Steinbeck House at 16250 Greenwood Lane in Monte Sereno, California, was the home of author John Steinbeck from 1936 to 1938. The house was built in 1936, in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in what was then part of the town of Los Gatos, California, for Steinbeck and his wife, Carol. While living in the house, Steinbeck wrote ""The Grapes of Wrath"" and completed ""Of Mice and Men"". The Steinbecks added a guest house to the property after the house's completion; renowned actors, literary agents, and friends of the Steinbecks"
"Barry Lopez Barry Holstun Lopez (born January 6, 1945) is an American author, essayist, and fiction writer whose work is known for its humanitarian and environmental concerns. He won the National Book Award for Nonfiction for ""Arctic Dreams"" (1986) and his ""Of Wolves and Men"" (1978) was a National Book Award finalist. Lopez was born in Port Chester, New York and raised in Southern California and New York City. He attended grade school at Our Lady of Grace (Encino), California, where the family lived. He attended the University of Notre Dame, earning undergraduate and graduate degrees there in 1966 and"
"Galati. Gary Sinise played Tom Joad for its entire run of 188 performances on Broadway in 1990. One of these performances was filmed and shown on PBS the following year. In 1990, the Illegitimate Players theater company in Chicago produced ""Of Grapes and Nuts"", an original, satirical mash-up of ""The Grapes of Wrath"" and Steinbeck's acclaimed novella ""Of Mice and Men"". The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and it was cited prominently when"
"on the city's beachfront. Novels Contains important books and articles about Mailer and his works, many of which are cited in this article. See Works above for a list of Mailer's first editions and Mailer's individual works for reviews. Norman Mailer Norman Kingsley Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007) was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, film-maker, actor, and liberal political activist. His novel ""The Naked and the Dead"" was published in 1948 and brought him renown. His 1968 nonfiction novel ""Armies of the Night"" won the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction as well as the National Book Award."
"Robert Moulson Robert Moulson (26 November 1932 - 15 August 2003) was an American classical tenor who had an active international career in operas and concerts from the late 1950s through the 1980s. He became particularly associated with the role of Lenny Small in Carlisle Floyd's ""Of Mice and Men""; a role which he recorded and portrayed in its original production at the Seattle Opera in 1970. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Moulson studied with Frederick Jagel and Samuel Margolis in New York City before making his professional opera debut in 1958 with the New York City Opera as Sam Polk"
"of English at The George Washington University. Thomas Mallon Thomas Mallon (born November 2, 1951) is an American novelist, essayist, and critic. His novels are renowned for their attention to historical detail and context and for the author's crisp wit and interest in the ""bystanders"" to larger historical events. He is the author of nine books of fiction, including ""Henry and Clara"", ""Two Moons"", ""Dewey Defeats Truman"", ""Aurora 7"", ""Bandbox"", ""Fellow Travelers"", ""Watergate"", and most recently ""Finale"". He has also published nonfiction on plagiarism (""Stolen Words""), diaries (""A Book of One's Own""), letters (""Yours Ever"") and the Kennedy assassination (""Mrs."
"Leigh Whipper Leigh Rollin Whipper (October 29, 1876 – July 26, 1975) was an American actor on the stage and in motion pictures. He was the first African American to join the Actors' Equity Association, and one of the founders of the Negro Actors Guild of America. He is best known for creating the role of Crooks in the original Broadway production of ""Of Mice and Men"", which he reprised in the 1939 film version. Whipper was the son of African-American educator, author and activist Frances Rollin Whipper and a nephew of abolitionist William Whipper, attorney William J. Whipper. Educated"
"sexual practices that he portrays in his writing would limit the dialog children and adults can have about it themselves, and that this lack of knowledge can kill people. Explanatory notes Citations Sources By Delany Samuel R. Delany Samuel Ray Delany Jr. (; born April 1, 1942), Chip Delany to his friends, is an American author, professor and literary critic. His work includes fiction (especially science fiction), memoir, criticism and essays on sexuality and society. His most recent science fiction novel is ""Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders"". Others include ""Babel-17"", ""The Einstein Intersection"" (winners of the Nebula"
"roles were relative Hollywood newcomer Burgess Meredith as George, and veteran actor Lon Chaney Jr. (the son of famed silent film actor Lon Chaney) as Lennie. Chaney had appeared in more than 50 films to that point in his career, but ""Of Mice and Men"" was his first major role. Betty Field's role as Mae is her breakthrough role in film. The film, produced by the Hal Roach Studios, was adapted by Eugene Solow and directed by Lewis Milestone. It was nominated for four Academy Awards. The musical score was by American composer Aaron Copland. Running in theaters in 1939,"
"of September 5, 2009, the bus stops in Soledad are located at the correctional facility, Front & San Vicente and Monterey & East. There are two school districts in the Soledad area: Soledad Unified School District & Mission Union School District SUSD MUSD Television service for the community comes from the Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz designated market area (DMA). Radio stations Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz area of dominant influence (ADI) or continuous measurement market (CMM). Local newspapers include the ""Monterey County Herald"", ""Salinas Californian"" and ""Soledad Bee"". Soledad is also the setting of the story in John Steinbeck's novel, ""Of Mice and Men"". In"
"Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – circa 1914) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and Civil War veteran. Bierce's book ""The Devil's Dictionary"" was named as one of ""The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature"" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. His story ""An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"" has been described as ""one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature""; and his book ""Tales of Soldiers and Civilians"" (also published as ""In the Midst of Life"") was named by the Grolier Club as one of the 100 most influential American"
"Of Moths and Men Of Moths and Men is a book by journalist Judith Hooper about the Oxford University ecological genetics school led by E.B. Ford. The book specifically concerns Bernard Kettlewell's experiments on the peppered moth which were intended as experimental validation of evolution. She highlights concerns about the methodology of Kettlewell's experiments and suggests that these issues could invalidate the results obtained, ignoring or disparaging evidence supporting natural selection while repeatedly implying that Kettlewell and his colleagues committed fraud or made careless errors. Subject matter experts have described the book as presenting a ""conspiracy theory"" with ""errors, misrepresentations,"
"never knew. Robert Cigar has moved into the home of his biology teacher, Ben Ladysmith. That Ben has been missing for two years is just one of the mysteries enriching this brilliant novel. Robert annoys, infuriates and loves Ben's family—and helps them find a way through their grief. Charles Dickinson (author) Charles Dickinson (born June 4, 1951) is an American writer known for his literary novels which often mix realism with winsome absurdity. His books include, in the order of their publication: ""Waltz in Marathon"" (1983), ""Crows"" (1985), ""With or Without"" (a short story collection; 1987), ""The Widows' Adventures"" (1989),"
"the shelves. Salinas Valley The Salinas Valley is one of the major valleys and most productive agricultural regions in California. Located within Monterey County, it is west of the San Joaquin Valley and south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley—Silicon Valley. The Salinas Valley is also famously mentioned in many of John Steinbeck's novels, such as ""Of Mice and Men"", and ""East of Eden"". The Salinas River, which geologically formed the fluvial valley and generated its human history, flows to the northwest or 'up' along the principal axis and length of the valley. The valley was named"
"Monsters of Men Monsters of Men is a young-adult science fiction novel by Patrick Ness, published by Walker Books in May 2010. It is the third book of the ""Chaos Walking"" trilogy inaugurated two years earlier by ""The Knife of Never Letting Go"". Walker's U.S. division Candlewick Press published hardcover and audiobook editions within the calendar year. Ness won the annual Carnegie Medal from the British librarians, recognising the year's best new book for children or young adults published in the U.K. The title is taken from previous dialogue in the series; ""War makes monsters of men"" is said in"
"Thomas Mallon Thomas Mallon (born November 2, 1951) is an American novelist, essayist, and critic. His novels are renowned for their attention to historical detail and context and for the author's crisp wit and interest in the ""bystanders"" to larger historical events. He is the author of nine books of fiction, including ""Henry and Clara"", ""Two Moons"", ""Dewey Defeats Truman"", ""Aurora 7"", ""Bandbox"", ""Fellow Travelers"", ""Watergate"", and most recently ""Finale"". He has also published nonfiction on plagiarism (""Stolen Words""), diaries (""A Book of One's Own""), letters (""Yours Ever"") and the Kennedy assassination (""Mrs. Paine's Garage""), as well as two volumes"
"To a Mouse ""To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest With the Plough, November, 1785"" is a Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1785, and was included in the Kilmarnock volume. According to legend, Burns was ploughing in the fields and accidentally destroyed a mouse's nest, which it needed to survive the winter. In fact, Burns's brother claimed that the poet composed the poem while still holding his plough. John Steinbeck took the title of his 1937 novel ""Of Mice and Men"" from a line contained in the penultimate stanza: ""The best laid schemes o' mice"