Of Mice and Men
E91639
Of Mice and Men is a classic American novella that follows two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression, exploring themes of friendship, dreams, and loneliness.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Of Mice and Men canonical | 22 |
| Of Mice and Men (1939 film) | 2 |
| Of Mice and Men (1937 novel) | 1 |
| Of Mice and Men (1937) | 1 |
| Of Mice and Men (1992 film) | 1 |
| Of Mice and Men (stage role as Crooks) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T763822 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Of Mice and Men Context triple: [John Steinbeck, notableWork, Of Mice and Men]
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A.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck’s landmark 1939 novel that follows the Joad family’s harrowing journey from Oklahoma to California, exposing the human cost of economic hardship and social injustice during the Great Depression.
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B.
East of Eden
East of Eden is a 1955 American drama film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel, best known for its direction by Elia Kazan and one of James Dean’s most iconic performances.
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C.
The Ghost of Tom Joad
The Ghost of Tom Joad is a stark, acoustic-driven folk album by Bruce Springsteen that explores themes of social injustice, poverty, and the struggles of marginalized people in contemporary America.
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D.
In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle is a 1936 novel by John Steinbeck that portrays the struggles and moral complexities of labor organizing during a fruit pickers’ strike in California.
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E.
Cannery Row
Cannery Row is a 1945 novel by John Steinbeck that portrays the lives of down-and-out but warm-hearted characters in a sardine-canning district of Monterey, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Of Mice and Men Target entity description: Of Mice and Men is a classic American novella that follows two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression, exploring themes of friendship, dreams, and loneliness.
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A.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is John Steinbeck’s landmark 1939 novel that follows the Joad family’s harrowing journey from Oklahoma to California, exposing the human cost of economic hardship and social injustice during the Great Depression.
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B.
East of Eden
East of Eden is a 1955 American drama film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel, best known for its direction by Elia Kazan and one of James Dean’s most iconic performances.
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C.
The Ghost of Tom Joad
The Ghost of Tom Joad is a stark, acoustic-driven folk album by Bruce Springsteen that explores themes of social injustice, poverty, and the struggles of marginalized people in contemporary America.
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D.
In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle is a 1936 novel by John Steinbeck that portrays the struggles and moral complexities of labor organizing during a fruit pickers’ strike in California.
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E.
Cannery Row
Cannery Row is a 1945 novel by John Steinbeck that portrays the lives of down-and-out but warm-hearted characters in a sardine-canning district of Monterey, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American literature work
ⓘ
novella ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
1939 film
ⓘ
1992 film ⓘ opera ⓘ radio play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | frequently challenged book in the United States ⓘ |
| character |
Candy
ⓘ
Crooks ⓘ Curley ⓘ Curley’s wife ⓘ Slim ⓘ |
| containsDeathOf |
Candy’s dog
ⓘ
Curley’s wife ⓘ Lennie Small ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo | no formal dedication in first edition ⓘ |
| firstStageAdaptationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Grapes of Wrath ⓘ |
| genre |
novella
ⓘ
social realism ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780140177398 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | frequently taught in American schools ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
George Milton
ⓘ
Lennie Small ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| openingSetting | near the Salinas River ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 107 ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCareer | major early work of John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| precededBy | In Dubious Battle ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| publisher | Covici-Friede ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| setInPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| setInState |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| settingType | ranch ⓘ |
| structure | six chapters ⓘ |
| theme |
American Dream
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disability ⓘ friendship ⓘ loneliness ⓘ power and powerlessness ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | line from the Robert Burns poem "To a Mouse" ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Of Mice and Men Description of subject: Of Mice and Men is a classic American novella that follows two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression, exploring themes of friendship, dreams, and loneliness.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Of Mice and Men (1939 film)
this entity surface form:
Of Mice and Men (1992 film)
subject surface form:
John Steinbeck
this entity surface form:
Of Mice and Men (1939 film)
subject surface form:
John Steinbeck
this entity surface form:
Of Mice and Men (stage role as Crooks)
this entity surface form:
Of Mice and Men (1937)
this entity surface form:
Of Mice and Men (1937 novel)