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Context in Of Mice and Men (The American Dream (The aim of the American…
Context in Of Mice and Men
The American Dream
The aim of the American Dream was to bring people back together
Declaration of Independance
To be self sufficient
American Dreams
Americans should bring values such as democracy to the rest of the world
The Dust Bowl
Cover crops - wind erosion
"The Dirty Thirties"
Thousands left homeless
Decrease in crop prices
Prior knowledge
Steinbeck wrote about real life events
The Golden State (California)
suitable to grow crops
A lot of influence from real life occurances
Not a stable environment
Lennie was a real character
Steinbeck witnessed Lennie kill a rabbit
The Great Depression
Wages fell
Started on October 24th 1929
25% unemployed
The Wall Street Crash
Black Thursday
43% 1929 to 1933