Of Mice and Men Context

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Mind Map on Of Mice and Men Context, created by jameswillgreen on 03/28/2014.
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Of Mice and Men Context
  1. 1930s
    1. The Great Depression
      1. The Stock Market crashed in 1929 meaning stocks lost their value and many became bankrupt.
        1. This is known as THE WALL STREET CRASH
        2. Banks began to close
          1. People saw that the banks were closing and rushed to withdraw their own cash
            1. This overwhelmed the system and caused yet more banks to close. This meant people could not withdraw their savings and were very poor
          2. During previous depressions, farmers were okay because they did not rely on banks to make money.
            1. However, this time there was a very large drought across Oklahoma, meaning farmers were also hit hard as their crops also died, meaning they too become poor.
              1. The dry conditions meant lots of dust was lying around, and many dust storms happened in the 30s
                1. The area that was flooded by dust was known as the Dust Bowl
        3. 1930s
          1. Women
            1. The women played the role of the home-maker and mother.
              1. Despite the Great Depression causing many redundancies, the women still were discouraged from pursuing a career for extra financial support for their families.
              2. During this era, women began to go against convention and pursue a career, but it was still not the stereotype.
                1. Women had less career opportunities than men...
                  1. Women were believed to be naturally weaker than men in physical jobs, and were not as intellectual as the male race.
                    1. Had a lower minimum wage than men
                  2. Women had fewer legal rights than men.
                    1. Women were seen as objects
                      1. Women who were married were defined by their husband.
                        1. They had to give up their name and property to their spouse, and became wholly independent on the man
                  3. 1930s
                    1. Elderly
                      1. Were treated with disrespect and had to live in poor housing
                        1. They had to clean, cook and look after their families, but no one would care for them.
                          1. State government built poor housing for the elderly.
                            1. Unable to earn an income, and lost all savings in the great depression
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