Author John Steinbeck (1902-1968) wrote this novel in the midst of the Great Depression. As a result, his personal views on American life are filtered into the book. The concept of the American. The Great Depression in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. J. Andre skov. History. 2015. This bachelor's thesis analyzes the themes linked to the Great Depression in the short story Of Mice and Men 1937 by John Steinbeck. The first part of the thesis describes the causes and the progress. ยท Develop. As the United States anticipates an economic downturn not seen since the Great Depression, historian David M. Kennedy reflects on how this calamitous event was a watershed moment in U.S. history. Of mice and Men. More than seventy-five years after its first publication, Steinbeck's story of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of the most read and taught novels in the United States. An unlikely couple, George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression, realize their American dream. Since its publication, Of Mice and Men has become a critical text in the American canon of fiction for its ability to critically examine the American Dream and American reality. This book provides an in-depth examination of John Steinbeck's interpretation of the American dream, as well as contemporary perspectives on this issue. The crisis deepened, and life for the average American during the Great Depression proved difficult. moreover, closed in the United States, taking with them over 2.5. Of mice and Men. John Steinbeck. Penguin, - Fiction - A controversial story of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression. More than seventy-five years after its first publication, Steinbeck's story of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of the most read and taught novels in the United States. The Great Depression of the 1990s was a global social and economic shock. Few countries have been hit as severely as Canada. Millions of Canadians found themselves unemployed, hungry and often homeless. The Depression and the Jim Crow Era. The novel is set in Salinas, California in the 1990s. The main characters. This article explores new perspectives in the novel Of Mice and Men by the American writer John Steinbeck. However, it studies the most important issues Steinbeck exposed in American literature and society. These problems have become such that their existence in different aspects, more specifically social relations and their strengthening,