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    woman how to dress‚ please her husband‚ raise her children‚ and cook her food” . There were also occasional cases where women were advised not to get a job‚ however‚ usually the job was in domestic service – like housekeeper‚ maid‚ dressmaker‚ babysitter‚ waitress‚ cook etc. A suggestion on how women could be involved in the recovery of the United States‚ was made by a 1932 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal. “The world is very tired of shabby‚ gloomy looking people” – wrote Samuel Crowther in the journal

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    must not be denied them.’’ -Wyatt Mordecai Johnson (1922) (http://www.blackpast.org/1922-wyatt-mordecai-johnson-faith-american-negro) The Great Migration brought African Americans moving North in the 1920’s and the 30’s but in the the 1930s African Americans did not find jobs easily than in the 20s.The Great Migration occurred between 1910 through 1970.Six million African Americans moved out of the country

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    is developed directly from the cynicism‚ escapism‚ and the traditional view of what the American man should be. Popular Culture depicts a media response to what is happening in society at the time. During the Depression early on‚ Pop Culture tries to force the traditional American way of living and perspective of manhood despite the growing change in sentiment. This traditional view on pre-depression American masculinity

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    Lennie Small has a very symbolic importance in the novel Of Mice and Men. In the novel George Milton and Lennie Small both migrant workers pursue their dream of someday owning their own ranch by travelling around working as ranch hands to earn a living. The dream they share is to be able to "live off the fat of the land‚". Lennie Small is a very complex character‚ although he may not appear to be at first glance. Lennie is the most interesting character in the novel because he differs from the

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    John Steinbeck illustrates the lonely life of working on a ranch in the early 1930s through his novel Of Mice And Men. He depicted the various characters’ feelings of loneliness and isolation in different ways. Curley’s wife tried desperately at times to interact with the other ranch hands while George and Lennie’s relationship is interesting because most ranch helpers travel alone after working for a short time. Candy and Crooks were lonely people due to their physicalities: Crooks is an African

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    in which Steinbeck presents disadvantaged characters in the novel In 1937‚ the American author John Steinbeck published ’Of mice and Men’. Set in the Salinas Valley of California‚ it conveys the story of the struggles of the American people during ’The Great Depression’. The Great Depression was a massive devastation throughout the whole of America where people suffered and the economy was at a huge crisis. The Unemployment rose from 3% to 26% and many people had died‚ showing how hard the

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    the novel‚ Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ foreshadowing is used to give the readers an idea to what could happen towards the end of the book. There is slight reference‚ which hint slightly‚ and also direct parallel of the situation‚ with Candy and his dog. There are episodes in the novel where Lennie’s physical strength and childlike incompetence‚ which are presented to emphasise the instinctive threat‚ which he poses. When George talks of what happened in Weed‚ he proclaims that Lennie gets

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    In the novel Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckGeorge and Lennie have a very close relationship and their companionship is quite deep. During the 1930s‚ which was during The Great Depression‚ George and Lennie escape from Weed because they get into trouble. George has to look after Lennie because Lennie’s Aunt‚ Clara‚ is dead and no one takes care of Lennie. Then‚ they go to the Salinas Valley where they are going to work on a ranch. In the novelGeorge is morally right to kill Lennie because George

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    How does Steinbeck present the character of slim and what role does he play in the novel? During the novel Slim is respected and trusted by his fellow ranch workers and even has Curley following his orders. Slim advises George and becomes George’s confidant. As he acts as George’s confidant he subsequently becomes the moral arbiter of the play‚ he is the main character who can recognize things from right and wrong. Slim is a special character because he speaks to everyone from Crooks to Candy

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    How does John Steinbeck portray loneliness and isolation in the novel “Of Mice and Men”? The novel of “Of Mice and Men” was written in the time of the great depression in the 1930s in America‚ this was the time in which Professional workers became Migrant workers due to the Wall Street crash in 1929. The great depression caused many professional workers to turn to working in farmland harvesting wheat. John Steinbeck published the novel of “Of Mice and Men” in 1937 it is set in Salinas‚ California

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