The classic US novel Of Mice and Men has been removed from the GCSE syllabus after being deemed too ‘psychologically and emotionally distressing’ for children. John Steinbeck’s 1937 novel ...

Reflecting a period of economic devastation in the United States, Of Mice and Men demonstrates the damaging effects of the Great Depression upon ordinary working men.

For example, you can write about a text that you are studying for GCSE English Literature such as Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird or Lord of the Flies. There are also other novels ...