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In seven pages this paper analyzes the message this film version of the classic novel by John Steinbeck sends about California. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography.
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birth (Salinas, to be exact, in 1902); it means that his most famous novels, including the 1937 novella Of Mice and Men featured California settings (Of Mice and Men Factsheet).
California was in Steinbecks blood - his father was a prosperous landowner and county official - and also in his soul. As a young man, Steinbeck had worked
as a farm laborer and developed a deep admiration for the migrant farm workers whose gypsy-like existence kept them moving from one ranch or job to another (Of Mice and
Men Factsheet). The lifestyle was nomadic, and friendships or lasting relationships were few and far between. The so-called California hero espouses "frontier virtues" that include "independence, adaptability, humor,
an engaging naivet?" (Bracher 279). Needless to say, California was the perfect scenic backdrop for Of Mice and Men, Steinbecks unique love story of Lennie, a large but slow-witted
and na?ve man who did not know his own strength, and George, his boyhood friend and protector. They needed the fraternal support that gave each man the confidence "to
take care of himself" (Bracher 279). In director and star Gary Sinises 1992 film adaptation of Steinbecks novel, California is a featured performer in the action. It visually
depicts why Americans have answered the call to Go West since the pioneer days. In the film, California sends a loud and clear message that it represents the land of
opportunity for all men, regardless of their background, intellect, or socioeconomic status. It stands for mobility, a welcome escape from personal problems, a Garden of Eden, and an American
Dream that is within everyones grasp (Johnson 31). Set in the Salinas Valley, "somewhere south of Soledad," Sinises film remains true to the starkness of Steinbecks story (Elder 184).
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