2023 Library of Congress National Book Festival!
The 2023 Library of Congress National Book Festival takes place in Washington D.C. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, August 12, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. It’s free and open to the public. This year’s theme is Everyone Has a Story, celebrating the storyteller in us all. If you can’t attend in person, never... Read More.
Of Mice and Men: A Regular Greek Tragedy
G reek tragedies were intended to promote public discussion about how their society could avoid the same tragic mistakes the play deals with. What societal plight is Steinbeck warning us about? Maybe Steinbeck’s dog Toby knew Of Mice and Men would become one of the most challenged books when he “made confetti” of the first draft.[1] Probably not.... Read More.
Of Mice and Men Discussion Guide – A few conversation starters
Use this discussion guide to inspire in-depth thinking, and jump-start a conversation about John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men. There’s plenty here to set your mental wheels in motion. What is the meaning of the novella’s title? . It’s often said that the mouse in the Robert Burns poem that gives Of Mice and Men its name, represents the... Read More.