Of Mice and Men in popular culture

Of Mice and Men is a novella by John Steinbeck, which tells the tragic story of George and Lennie, two displaced Anglo migrant farm workers in California during the Great Depression (1929-1939). The story is set on a ranch a few miles from Soledad in the Salinas Valley. Since its initial publication in 1937, it has been frequently referenced in popular culture.

Characters similar to George and Lennie have been popular since the publication of Of Mice and Men.