The Struggles of All: Of Mice and Men
Up until now, 2015, the years of 1930 to 1940 has been the worst years in American history for people all around the country. The struggles that some already faced from day to day, went from manageable to unbearable. The difficulties that everyone faced, from a day to day basis. The effects that the Great Depression had on everything and everyone. And everyone’s broken plans. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. My primary sources that were used in this paper is, The article that Kathy Mapes wrote on Migrant workers, West Great depression in the American by William H. Mullins, Migrant Labor by Encyclopedia, Riding the rails 1929-1940 by Historic Events for Students and lastly, Farm labor in the 1930’s - Rural Migration news by Farm Labor in 1930s. George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men, resemble the millions of people who migrated all throughout the United States for work during the Great Depression (“Migrant Labor” International Encyclopaedia of the social science). John Steinbeck portrays how lonely people were at that time and how their plans had to change; building a life, a home, and everything in between made it extremely hard to accomplish the American Dream.
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“We gonna have a little place-an’ rabbits,” (Steinbeck 88). Lennie talks about how in the future when they reach their dream and get enough money him and George will buy some land and build a home and have some rabbits. Their dream is never reached or completed because Lennie was petting Curley’s wife’s hair and accidentally broke her neck because Lennie has never known the strength that he
Up until now, 2015, the years of 1930 to 1940 has been the worst years in American history for people all around the country. The struggles that some already faced from day to day, went from manageable to unbearable. The difficulties that everyone faced, from a day to day basis. The effects that the Great Depression had on everything and everyone. And everyone’s broken plans. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. My primary sources that were used in this paper is, The article that Kathy Mapes wrote on Migrant workers, West Great depression in the American by William H. Mullins, Migrant Labor by Encyclopedia, Riding the rails 1929-1940 by Historic Events for Students and lastly, Farm labor in the 1930’s - Rural Migration news by Farm Labor in 1930s. George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men, resemble the millions of people who migrated all throughout the United States for work during the Great Depression (“Migrant Labor” International Encyclopaedia of the social science). John Steinbeck portrays how lonely people were at that time and how their plans had to change; building a life, a home, and everything in between made it extremely hard to accomplish the American Dream.
The …show more content…
“We gonna have a little place-an’ rabbits,” (Steinbeck 88). Lennie talks about how in the future when they reach their dream and get enough money him and George will buy some land and build a home and have some rabbits. Their dream is never reached or completed because Lennie was petting Curley’s wife’s hair and accidentally broke her neck because Lennie has never known the strength that he