Of Mice and Men takes place during America's Great Depression, which lasted from the Stock Market Crash of October 1929 until years later when World War II began. The depression was a time of economic, social and political calamities. A lack of steady jobs was caused during the Depression, which resulted in an increase in itinerant workers. In general, these itinerant workers were men who traveled from town to town seeking short-term employment, like those in Of Mice and Men. Ultimately, the only thing to end the Great Depression was World War II. But the damage from the economic downfall was widespread and resulted in families torn apart and separated. This was a time of loneliness and for millions, each in their own way, each impacted differently
