But although teachers who have lived with Of Mice and Men since their own GCSE days may know how to mine it for examiner-bait, can they really maintain enough enthusiasm for George and Lennie’s ...

First-edition dust jacket cover of John Steinbeck’s novel ‘Of Mice and Men,’ published in 1937. Via Wikimedia Commons Many on the Left — in cahoots with Islamists — would very much like to minimize ...

A Belfast student has called for Of Mice and Men to be removed from the GCSE English literature course. The novel, by Nobel-Prize winning author John Steinbeck, was written in 1937 and portrays ...

John Steinbeck's 1937 novel, set in California during the Great Depression, may be a period piece, but the parallels with current life in the UK are unmistakable. Dealing with themes of poverty ...

Let’s start with a Psalm of David.In Psalm 20:4-6 we read, “May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will ...

Then there is Crooks who is banished from the bunkhouse because he is Black. Played by Reece Pantry, this is a Crooks who is angry at his segregation and who initially sees all the white men as ...

His classic Of Mice and Men is starkly brought to life at the Octagon in a production which is powerful, at times harrowing and genuinely thought-provoking. William Young, Lennie, and Stefan Race ...

Set against the harsh backdrop of the Great Depression, Of Mice and Men is the story of George and Lennie, two friends with a simple dream: to own a farm and live off the fat of the land. There are ...

His classic Of Mice and Men is starkly brought to life at the Octagon in a production which is powerful, at times harrowing and genuinely thought-provoking. William Young, Lennie, and Stefan Race ...