John Steinbeck's Presentation in Of Mice and Men of
the Culture and Experience of Itinerant Workers in
1930's America
by Barry Wright
Essay: John Steinbeck's Presentation in Of Mice and Men of the Culture and Experience of Itinerant
Workers in 1930's America
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John Steinbeck's Presentation in Of Mice and Men of the Culture and Experience of Itinerant Workers in 1930's
America
The Story written by John Steinbeck called Of Mice and Men were
published in a time of grief, hardship, and great depressions in
1930s. The book takes place in the 1930s, the same time Steinbeck
wrote the novel, during the Wall Street crash and the great depression
when the United States economy suddenly collapsed in disaster. It was
the worst economic crisis it has ever had and it tremendously damaged
the face of America. The Aftermath leads to many unemployed men and
women, businesses closing down and loss of money through out the
country. The Disaster didn't end yet, when the United
Statesexperienced droughts and over farming, and many crops were
destroyed and people starved. All these consequences increased the
number of migrant workers, about 13 million people in 1932 searching
for jobs in order to survive, and their only way of earning money was
traveling far from the cities, into farmlands where work was as simple
as the money they get.
John Steinbeck, born in 1902, grew up during the Depression near
John Steinbeck, born in 1902, grew up during the Depression near
Salinas Valley wrote many fiction books based on his background and
experiences during that time and area of the country. In Of Mice and
Men he writes a story of 2 unemployed young men at the same period of
time and describes their way of life just like Steinbeck is
experiencing at the same time which makes the novel more realistic.
Steinbeck shows us that the experience and culture of the migrant
workers by the way they live and act in their daily lives. The lives
of the migrant workers are presented as hopeles...