Of Mice and Men
Essay
How is the social context of the novel explored through the description of the bunkhouse at the beginning of chapter 2? Chapter 2 opens with description of the bunk house, which reflects the time, place or social statues. It includes themes too that can be figured straight away from the book, such as friendship, death, and racism toward black people or women. The book "of mice and men" is based in the early 1930's after 1929 Wall ST. crash, during the time of the "great depression". At that time it was very hard to find jobs, high unemployment, so that caused people to migrate to find jobs, leaving their families and friends back so they could support them. This also caused poor relationships and less contracting with people and loneliness. People used to struggle and work hard in case to live. They face obstacles and difficult circumstances. The setting of the book is in South of Soledad, California. In Spanish Soledad means loneliness or isolation, which is a foreshadowing. The setting reflects on how and the way they are living. Soledad is the home of many farms, that’s why people who look for work can be easily employed there. Chapter 2 explains the description of the bunkhouse, ‘the bunk house was a long, rectangular building. Inside the walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted. In three walls there were small, square….against the walls were eight bunks, five of them made up with blankets….there was nailed an apple box with the opening forward so that it made two shelves for the personal belongings….’ The description of the bunk house shows us how their lives lack luxury, they only carry the most important stuff with them; they move from one place to the other. They entertain there selves with magazines and playing cards. The place was dirty and old, with no comfort. At that time racism existed against women and black people. Through the whole story there was one female character that was nameless, it was
How is the social context of the novel explored through the description of the bunkhouse at the beginning of chapter 2? Chapter 2 opens with description of the bunk house, which reflects the time, place or social statues. It includes themes too that can be figured straight away from the book, such as friendship, death, and racism toward black people or women. The book "of mice and men" is based in the early 1930's after 1929 Wall ST. crash, during the time of the "great depression". At that time it was very hard to find jobs, high unemployment, so that caused people to migrate to find jobs, leaving their families and friends back so they could support them. This also caused poor relationships and less contracting with people and loneliness. People used to struggle and work hard in case to live. They face obstacles and difficult circumstances. The setting of the book is in South of Soledad, California. In Spanish Soledad means loneliness or isolation, which is a foreshadowing. The setting reflects on how and the way they are living. Soledad is the home of many farms, that’s why people who look for work can be easily employed there. Chapter 2 explains the description of the bunkhouse, ‘the bunk house was a long, rectangular building. Inside the walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted. In three walls there were small, square….against the walls were eight bunks, five of them made up with blankets….there was nailed an apple box with the opening forward so that it made two shelves for the personal belongings….’ The description of the bunk house shows us how their lives lack luxury, they only carry the most important stuff with them; they move from one place to the other. They entertain there selves with magazines and playing cards. The place was dirty and old, with no comfort. At that time racism existed against women and black people. Through the whole story there was one female character that was nameless, it was