John Steinbeck: a biography
Themes in Of Mice and Men
The need for commitment / Louis Owens
The dream of independence / Joseph Fontenrose
Control and freedom / Samuel I. Bellman
A study of social conflict / B. Ramachandra Rao
A parable of the curse of Cain / William Goldhurst
The war between good and evil / Leo Gurko
Misogyny in Of Mice and Men / Jean Emery
Symbols, structure, and fictional method
Christian symbolism in Of Mice and Men / Lee Dacus
Patterns that make meaning / Peter Lisca
A game of cards as central symbol / Michael W. Shurgot
Ed Rickett's influence on Steinbeck's fiction / Richard Astro
Lyricism in Of Mice and Men / R. Ganapathy
A mechanical story with subhuman characters / Mark Van Doren
Gender in Of Mice and Men / Mark Spilka
The dream of a male utopia / Leland S. Person, Jr.
Of Mice and Men lacks genuine tragedy / Harry Thornton Moore
Of Mice and Men: the play
The play accentuates the consummate art of Steinbeck / Burton Rascoe
The use of candy on the stage / Robert Cardullo
Steinbeck's use of a play format restricts the development of the story / Howard Levant.
