Of Mice and Men

Ch. 1
1/27/21
“Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest
guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t
belong no place. They come to a ranch an’ work up a
stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake,
and the first thing you know they’re poundin’ their tail
on some other ranch. They ain’t got nothing to look
ahead to” (Steinbeck, 13-14).

How does Steinbeck portray the lives

of migrant workers? What clues from
Ch. 1 support his message?
 Migrant Workers in Michigan
In 2013, Michigan ranked 5th in the United States for number
of migrant workers.
༝ 49,135 migrant and seasonal farmworkers were employed
in agriculture and food processing
༝ 94,167 farmworkers and accompanying nonfarmworker
household members
How do the articles portray the lives of migrant
workers? What similarities and differences are
there between conditions during the Great
Depression and conditions today?
Of Mice and Men Both MI Articles
White; from the Have to travel far Latinx; families;
great plains; to find work many speak
usually alone Not great pay Spanish; Covid
Walking Buses; travel long Cars; planes; trains’
Field work distances Technology taking
agriculture jobs
Legal (limited)
protections