Steinbeck's Books?

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What evidence exists in Steinbeck's novels to connect them to the Depression Era?

2007-03-08 08:15:40 · 3 answers · asked by . 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors

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Well, I guess the evidence is the novels themselves. "Grapes of Wrath" and "Of Mice and Men" were definitely set during the Depression.
His characters in both books struggled with the conditions caused by the depression - poverty, homelessness, hopelessness.

2007-03-08 08:25:35 · answer #1 · answered by Libby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

in grapes of wrath the book was set in the great depression right around the dust bowl.

2007-03-08 16:26:45 · answer #2 · answered by angelicasongs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Mice_and_Men

there is a start ...

2007-03-08 16:31:27 · answer #3 · answered by gromit1203 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋