Along their journey, Steinback shows the harsh realities of the Great Depression. ... During the Great Depression, this was the mentality of all people. ... During the Great Depression, banks, unable to make high profits, evicted farmers from their land. ... This is an extremely accurate portrayal of the Great Depression. ... Another accurate illustration of the Great Depression through The Grapes of Wrath was the handbills. ...

• Word Count: 846
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck's, Of Mice and Men, is a novel recounting the events and conflicts migrant workers confronted during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930's. ... George and Lennie travel from place to place in California during the Depression to find work and make money. ... Of Men and Mice accurately portrays the historical events surrounding a migrant farmer's life during the Great Depression of the 1930's. It portrays how the nation, along with the western ranchers are effected by the depression. ...

• Word Count: 497
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

As we move to the 1930's swing music becomes very popular. ... In the 1930's as well, radio and motion pictures became more popular. ... In 1930 there was more so a cry for the return or morals and manners. Due to the Great Depression and drop in the economy I would say is one of the main reasons to the differences in culture. ... Fading out of those years and into the Great Depression affected many people's lives, and in a sense brought them to a greater sense of reality. ...

• Word Count: 360
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

The novel tells of a family known as the Joads migration west to california through the great economic depression of the 1930's. ... One of the biggest problems faced is the fact that the great depression is in its prime. After reading this novel I was able to tell that the great depression is the main cause and sound basis for the novel. The government started playing a major role in agriculture during and after the Great Depression of the 1930's. ... One could say that the depression that started was like a catastrophe of unprecedented dimension f...

• Word Count: 1597
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The novel tells of a family known as the Joads migration west to california through the great economic depression of the 1930's. ... One of the biggest problems faced is the fact that the great depression is in its prime. After reading this novel I was able to tell that the great depression is the main cause and sound basis for the novel. The government started playing a major role in agriculture during and after the Great Depression of the 1930's. ... One could say that the depression that started was like a catastrophe of unprecedented dimension f...

• Word Count: 1596
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The novella deals with several important issues of the 1930's, for example the Great Depression and Discrimination against coloured people. ... The novella is set in the 1930's during the Great Depression. ... They are forced to travel all over the USA to find work because of Lennie's mistakes and also because of America's Great Depression during the 1930's. ...

• Word Count: 1203
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

John Steinbeck relates his personal experiences during the Great Depression to bring life to the characters in his novel, Of Mice and Men. The Great Depression was one of the most heartbreaking times in our nation's history. ... Steinbeck, surviving The Great Depression himself, experienced firsthand the many trials and tribulations this merciless age had to offer. ... John Steinbeck's father owned much of the farm land in the Salinas Valley, where John worked fruit picking, and doing odd jobs to earn some extra money when he was a young man in the 1920's and 1930'...

• Word Count: 929
• Approx Pages: 4

Set in the early 20th century during the Great Depression, our protagonists are looked upon as an odd pair, not just because of their character differences, but because it is rare for anyone in their line of work to be traveling with a companion. ... The story takes place in the 1930's in California, on a ranch south of the town of Soledad. The novel is believed to take place during the Great Depression, which is a time where work and money is scarce. ... Furthermore, the setting of the story contributes to the memorableness because a special relationship like Lennie and George&...

• Word Count: 988
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The novel develops during the Great Depression and narrates the story of two laborers in California's fields, extremely different but united for a unique reason - the American Dream. ... It symbolizes the American Dream, a product due to the harsh social situation during the 1930's. ... She represents the role of women during the dirty 1930's. ... Without a doubt symbols such as settings and animals characters are great tools for Steinbeck's use of symbolism. ... Furthermore the bunkhouse, the house for many workers in the barn, is a setting depicted with vivid imagery: "O...

• Word Count: 1209
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

"OF MICE AND MEN" is John Steinbeck's famous novel of two men struggling through wreckage of the Great Depression. In the 1930's the entire world economy was in a slump. It was one of the worst depressions the world had known. ... The depression had devastation effects on the country. ... Because of the Great Depression, many men lost their jobs and were forced to live on the streets or work for food. ...

• Word Count: 925
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Through the analysis of each book, it's evident that the period in which they lived in had great affects on the characters. The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of America during the 1930's lived. ... The novel tells of ones family's migration west to California through the great economic depression of the 1930's. ...

• Word Count: 1049
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The 1930's Dust bowl was a windy drought that caused clouds of dust to form in the Southern plains which lasted about a decade. ... This was a time of disaster for many farmers in the United States, mainly in the Great Plains region. ... In fact the agricultural devastation helped to lengthen the Depression whose effects were felt worldwide. ... Millions of acres of farm land in the great plains were broken". ... These storms destroyed vast areas of the Great Plains farmland. ...

• Word Count: 1018
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School