Of mice and men CONTEXT Flashcards
(12 cards)
what era was the book set in
the great depression 1929-1939
when was the wall street crash
1929
what was the impact of the wall street crash
-suicide rates increase
-mass hysteria about money
-mass job loss retrenchment
-poverty increases :hooverville
-eviction from homes
what is the world in?
severe economic slump
what does coming out of the roaring 20s cause
reintroduction of alchohol
what advancements were made during this time
technological
-1912, titanic sank
where is the book set
in america
what was everyone thinking during this period
-the american dream
-moving up socially in the higherarchy
what was an event that happened which cause the land to be infertile
the dust bowl (drought)
what movement which was significant happened?
-the suffragette
-rights for women although still some gender prejudice
what are itinerant workers
workers that travel the country seeking short-term work
what do the world wars have to do with the context
-WW1 just finished (1914-1918)
-WW2 is approaching in 1939
