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Of Mice and Men - Social and Historical Context 
 
The Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression 
Post-WW1, the United States experienced a long period of economic prosperity, referred to as the Roaring Twenties
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In September 
of 1929, the market experienced sporadic, but sharp drops, causing people to panic and sell their shares in order to 
salvage some of the money they would have lost
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The 
panic was briefly assuaged, but the following week saw it return; thirty billion dollars had been lost
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The unemployment rate reached the tens of millions, which adds context to the story; the lengths that George and 
Lennie went to in order to find work and their dream of owning their own house - the general feeling of despair and 
despondency present throughout Of Mice And Men
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The chaos that ensued drove people from the region; 
farmers were forced to move off their land
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This left a lot of people without anywhere 
to go, resulting in them seeking work as casual farmhands

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