Why is Of Mice and Men just six chapters in length?

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billdelaney
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Your question about John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men is a very good one. Steinbeck evidently wanted to write a story about the hard lives of agricultural workers in California,...
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Posted by billdelaney on March 9, 2013 at 4:48 PM (Answer #1)

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Your question about John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men is a very good one. Steinbeck evidently wanted to write a story about the hard lives of agricultural workers in California,...
(The entire answer is 622 words.)
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http://www.enotes.com/grapes-of-wrath/introduction
http://www.enotes.com/of-mice-and-men/author-biography
http://www.enotes.com/of-mice-and-men/introduction
Posted by billdelaney on March 9, 2013 at 4:48 PM (Answer #1)