The novel of Mice and Men is set in the American depression of 1937. The American depression was a hard time for the American people. Steinbeck was inspired by the experience he undertook during 1919 to 1926. He worked as a manual, unskilled farm labourer on ranches in northern ... real life. "Hell, yes," said George. "I ain't anything to scream about," (56) Colloquial language is also used throughout the book because this is how they would speak in the American depression. "Glad ta meet ya," (57) Metaphors and similes are used to portray the characters strengths mainly, however this isn't t...

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• Grade Level: High School

... , the productivity would be significantly lower than that of a more sophisticated, richer person. Throughout the novel, tensions between the Bourgeoisie and the Proletariat are ever increasing.  Due to the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, society is suffering economically and the desperation to earn a meager salary is staggering.  Fellow farmers are destroying farmland with tractors under the Banks orders because the ... ...

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... man of very little intelligence. They had travelled together for a long time. The story Of Mice And Men' is set in 1930's America. During this period of time there was a depression in America. Unemployment was high, so men moved from ranch to ranch looking for work, never staying in one place long enough to firm any real relationships, so this was ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School