An Analysis Of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Starting in 1929, the United States experienced a catastrophic economic destruction called the Great Depression. The stock markets crashed which left the banks with no money to give to those who had bank accounts. Paper money had lost it’s value because it was not backed by gold. The rich became poor overnight and the poor became poorer. At the same time as the Great Depression but instead concentrated in the western plains of the country was the Dust Bowl. There was a very big drought in the west which created massive dirt storms. These dirt storms were so destructive that they could take down homes, murder animals and crops, and would fill up the lungs of the surrounding people which would most likely result in their death. During this period of not many jobs and no money, there were Migrant Farm Workers. They were men who travelled from farm to farm just to work to feed themselves. They had no home to go back to and were in a state of constant travel. John Steinbeck is the author of the novella, Of Mice and Men and he also grew up on a farm. The novella is based during the Great Depression, Dust Bowl and Migrant Worker era. It is based on a ranch in the Salinas River Valley in the state of California. In his novella, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses George, Candy

Steinbeck uses Candy to show that when his dog best friend died, that he was lonely. Candy was even willing to give up his whole life savings to two strangers. Steinbeck uses Candy’s Wife to show that she just wants to have a genuine conversation with someone. She does not like her husband and wants to converse with somebody who will not treat her badly. In conclusion, in the novella Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses George, Candy and Curley’s Wife to show that people will do crazy things in order to avoid