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    Hollywood in the 1930's

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    Hollywood in the 1930s The film industry was a big source of entertainment in the 1930s. During the Great Depression‚ spending money on entertainment wasn’t reasonable for people. Audiences always looked for "light-hearted screwballs" that would make them forget their troubles for some time (Hollywood and the Film Industry). In the 1930s‚ Hollywood movie studios were having trouble financing the transition from silent to talking pictures due to the stock market crash 1929. The movie industry

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    Recession In The 1930's

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    In the beginning‚ the only event that popped into anyone’s mind when they heard the word recession was in the 1930s. During the 1920’s a stock market crash occurred‚ however‚ many believe that the recession began way before leading up to the crash as a whole. This recession went on through the 1930s‚ ending around 1939‚ depending on who you ask. It took a significant amount of time to recover‚ and while doing so‚ prepared for another recession in future if it happened. Over the years‚ the economy

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    What impression does Steinbeck give of life in the bunkhouse at the beginning of the novel? Steinbeck describes the bunk house as a plain‚ dark‚ hostile place with “small‚ square windows”‚ this creates the impression of a dark‚ lonely environment. The workers don’t have proper chairs to sit on‚ using “grouped boxes”‚ this shows that there is no comfort within the bunkhouse. The workers belongings are kept in an “apple box” which shows little luxury and comfort. This image is the opposite to the

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    George and Lennie have a great friendship because they each care for each other and watch out for each other like George told Lennie if he gets in trouble to come to a certain spot and he will meet him there "if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before‚ i want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush." So what’s that is saying is that he has his back even if he gets in trouble and Lennie said "I got you to look after me‚ and you got me to look after you‚" They also talk about

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    Halloween In The 1930's

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    Halloween is an important holiday that is enjoyed by people in North America and Europe‚ but few people have an understanding of the origin of the celebration and its plentiful traditions. The expansive history of the holiday persists in many of the festivities. Halloween began as an Irish festival that marked the end of summer. Gaelic tradition contributed many familiar aspects of the holiday‚ but its name came from the Catholic Church. October 31st was the night before All Saints’ Day‚ thusly

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    Welfare In The 1930's

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    Welfare in America was created before we had an official program for it in the United States. The colonies used the British Poor Laws to help those who couldn’t work. They made a distinction between those who were unemployed and couldn’t work and those who were able bodied but unemployed. In 1930s‚ during the great depression‚ welfare began to be federally funded. It isn’t an easy process to apply to get welfare‚ however. First you have to make an appointment with a caseworker‚ and get a bunch of

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    Animal Farm is a novel written by George Orwell. Animal farm is a satirical novel that uses animal stereotypes to make the hierarchy of the farm more realistic. The novel is an allegory of the Russian Revolution; George Orwell makes the story to show what was happening when the Russian Revolution took place. Orwell uses the commandments to show how irony is shown throughout the novel. Parody is used throughout the novel to show how the pigs make the commandments but by the end of the novel the pigs start

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    Introduction: In of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Curley’s wife sparks much debate and controversy‚ being an extremely important character in the book as she symbolises the gender inequality and discrimination of the period. At the start of the novella‚ we assume she is just a plot device‚ but later on find out that there is much more about her and she has a very important role in the book as being the only woman. During the 1930s women were treated unequally to men‚ and weren’t treated with

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    How does Steinbeck present the theme of violence in ‘Of Mice and Men’? John Steinbeck’s short novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ presents the desolate nature of 1930s America‚ in particular Soledad‚ close to where Steinbeck himself grew up and worked during this time. Notably‚ Steinbeck focuses on the life of migrant workers who were forced to travel from ranch to ranch in search of work as a result of the simultaneous occurring disasters ‘The Great Depression’ and ‘The Dustbowl’. Due to the economic crisis

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    is used to describe the river by Steinbeck‚ this creates a very positive image in the minds of the reader who along which the diction Steinbeck used to describe the slipped winkling gets a positive childlike feeling because as kids we like to play in the green parks and we often sing rhymes about twinkling stars‚ Steinbeck is using this this show a free environment where animals have freedom. the colour yellow used to describe the sands is another way Steinbeck uses diction to describe the setting

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