Depression In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

I think the depression was a time were jobs were scarce also many people relied on work cards to get jobs like George and Lennie do when they go to work on the ranch where they could have shelter, food also come (stake:$50 a month) this was the time periods effect on the setting of the book. During the period capable white men were the person treated equally, a lot of women or races also handicapped a lot of people were treated like they were lower on the otem pole that is causing the character that fit into one thing