caused an unemployment rate up to three times that of whites. Because of segregation they received less aid from charitable organizations. Overall they suffered economically and socially more than their white counterparts. The 1930’s were a turbulent time for race relations in America. For more than two hundred years before the Civil War‚ slavery existed in the United States. Before there was no need to separate whites and blacks because ninety five percent of blacks were slaves. After the Civil War things
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Although‚ Lennie and George were not related by blood‚ they shared a cherished brotherly bond. Stuck together like siamese twins‚ the companions travel the lands looking for work until Lennie’s unfortunate luck forces them to flee. Steinbeck divulges information about their relationship through key conversations and narrates their characteristics. In addition‚ Steinbeck describes the character’s relationship in multitudinous ways‚ some of which include through the detailed descriptions of their
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1930’s mid western America During the 1930s America was suffering from a great depression. A lot of people were very poor and had to survive from doing manual labour Racism is seen as a normal way of life and were not challenged as they are now a days The untied states were also suffering from a high rate of unemployment Disabilities were not recognised properly most people with a mental or physical disability were seen as outsides some even considered them to be un holy and there disability
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damaging war in the history of the world. The first seed of the Second World War were planted in the “resolving” of the First World War‚ the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was a set of terms that men from England‚ Italy‚ France and America put together in 1919 after the First World War. The intent was to ensure that Germany would pay and be accountable for the damage the war had cost. The U.S. sought a treaty that would bring peace to Europe but the French hunted for revenge against
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During the time period of the 1890s up until the 1930s Americans experienced change like never before. This new era was different from the traditional American lifestyle in every way‚ it was much more modern and much less conservative than previous generations. Within the adaptation of this era and its indulgences‚ Americans gained new senses of personal freedom and the sexual revolution rose into full effect. Some of the main driving forces behind this new modern era would of course be the changes
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There were many challenges for Americans in the 1930’s to the mid 1940’s. Most notably‚ a decade of depression and the confrontation of war; the deadliest war in history. When World War II ended in September of 1945‚ America emerged as the most powerful nation in the world. American society transformed; the population shifted to the suburbs‚ the G.I. Bill was created to benefit (most) WWII veterans‚ and consumerism played many effects on society. By 1920‚ over fifty-four million American’s were
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George and Lennie have a special relationship unlike any other. Sometimes George gets mad at Lennie but he always cares for him. If someone messes or talks about George‚ Lennie always has his back. They are always looking out for each other. At some times in the book‚ George really wants to leave Lennie but he knows he can’t. George knows Lennie cannot make it without him. There are both pros and cons to them traveling together. You can tell throughout the story that they care about each other
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Lennie I choose Lennie because I thought that he was one of the more interesting and exhilarating characters in Of Mice and Men. For one of the pictures in my collage I have a picture of Lennie which he was described as "...A huge man‚ shapeless of face with large pale eyes‚ with wide sloping shoulders...". Also in the book when him and George where walking they described Lennie as "...walked heavily‚ dragging his feet a little‚ the way a bear drags his paws...". When Lennie and George were
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Eng. II Lang Comp AP Brown – Pd. 5 Life and Works of the Great American Writer John Steinbeck “A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans‚ safeguards‚ policing‚ and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.” * John Steinbeck (“Steinbeck‚ John”‚ Q.B.). These words‚ spoken by the California born author John Steinbeck‚ fully embody his life and capture the essence of his writing. There are many things
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that still did not change how women were seen in this time period. Women during the Great Depression had a lot responsibility. They struggled to take care of their families and always had difficulties finding jobs to support their loved ones. In the book Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck uses Curley’s wife to represent women and to show all the hardships they suffered during this time. Women struggled a great deal during the Great Depression. Many novels in the 1930s often showed women as the heroic
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