OF Mice and men and the Great Depression
Throughout reading John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and viewing the video, the reader will begin to question the presentations as to which portrayal of the Great Depression is more realistic and accurate. We all know that the Great Depression was a time of economic struggle in America, as well as a time of war in Germany. Unfortunately America has only viewed the Great Depression on a big picture basis, not having the chance to see the lives of one or a few of Americans until we begin to read of the events that went on during the Depression in Of Mice and Men. America has the privilege of seeing the lives of a pair of misfit friends, George and Lennie, shown in Of Mice and Men. In Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie have a steady job for the most part.