OF MICE AND MEN

By the end of this unit, students will be able to: discuss the techniques Steinbeck uses to convey character and character relationships to his audience; analyze the importance of literary elements like dramatic irony, foreshadowing, and suspense on the development of the story; analyze character dialogue to guide interpretation of a character’s thought process; discuss the dramatic development of the novel in terms of exposition, conflict, climax, and resolution; demonstrate a personal, interpretive, and critical understanding of the text; analyze the main characters in the novel and discuss their relationships to each other; understand how the Depression influenced the lives of American men and women; explain the central conflicts in the novel, and explain the nature of the internal and external conflicts with which various characters cope; and explore the importance of the title and its relationship to one of the major themes in the novel. 81 pages. ©2007.