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Setting: The Salinas Valley
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====The Salinas Valley is located in central California between two mountain ranges. Flowing through the area is the Salinas River. The river is the primary water source for the many farms in the valley. Much of Salinas is farmland or grassland. ====

====People call the Salinas Valley, "The Salad Bowl of the World" for the production of lettuce, broccoli, peppers and numerous other crops. Its ideal climate helps the production of these vegetables and goods. ====



====The Salinas Valley is largely agricultural, and jobs picking lettuce are available there. There is also a local hospital in the county that offers work, and other institutions, such as schools and even senior centers, the present job opportunities. ====

====John Steinbeck was born in the Salinas Valley in California in 1902. He went to the local high school in the town, and also attended the church, St. Paul's, there. After he died in 1968, he was buried in that's church's cemetery. He developed two of his novels at his home in the valley, and referenced the town in many of his novels. ====

====//Of Mice and Men// takes place specifically on the edge of the Salinas River during the Great Depression, and on a farm and ranch near the river itself. Soledad is the grape-growing town in which the story takes place. ====



To help you better understand the setting and the Salinas Valley, here are some study guides.
 

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