We also gain information on what the beds are like. We are told that over each bed/bunk, was an ‘apple box with the opening forward so that it made two shelves for the personal belongings’. We then learn that in each of the shelves were ‘loaded with little articles, soap and talcum powder, razors and those Western magazines that the ranch men love the read and scoff at and secretly believe’. We know that some shelves contained ‘medicines … and little vials, combs; and from nails on the box sides, a few
Many lost their jobs, and were forced to look for work elsewhere. Numerous people were also forced to leave school to help pay the bills (Doc 1). Herbert Hoover, considered one of the worst presidents ever, did not help the situation very much. In 1930 he said that “The Depression is over.” However, the Depression did not end until 1937 when World War II began (Doc 2). The country was fed up with Hoover’s help.
Of Mice and Men-Chapter Two Literary Analysis The setting of the bunk helped to reinforce the tone. The bunk house is a long, rectangular building, with a very simplistic description (pg 17). Inside the walls are white washed and the floors are unpainted. It really gives this messy, unorganized, and this worn out feeling. It’s really a “get the job done and leave” kind of a place.
Our dayhouses are left open at the sides; but those in which we sleep are always covered, and plastered in the inside, with a composition mixed with cowdung, to keep off the different insects, [Page 17] which annoy us during the night. The walls and floors also of these are generally covered with mats. Our beds consist of a platform, raised three or four feet from the
John Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men How do the details in this passage add to your understanding of Crooks? In this passage about Crooks, Steinbeck creates an impression of what Crooks’ Character is like. Steinbeck describes to us that ‘Crooks’ bunk was a long box filled with straw’ this shows that Crooks is treated like an animal due to his race. By using the noun ‘straw’ this gives us a feeling of how an animal is treated in comparison to Crooks. Crooks’ room mustn’t be very big due to him working in his own room which means he wouldn’t have much personal space for him or his own possessions.
"There were battered magazines and a few dirty books on the special self over his bunk. A pair of large gold-rimmed spectacles hung from a nail on the wall above his bed." (67). The setting in this part of the novel sheds light on the life of Crooks, it shows that he is a man of learning with the magazines and books in his room. "And scattered about the floor were a number of personal possessions; for, being alone, Crooks could leave his things about..." (66).
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck “Okies” During the 1930s, the Dust Bowl hit and triggered a time of great hardships that struck several farmers and their families. This troubling era became known as the Great Depression. Countless families began to make their way down to California in a quest for work. Most Migrant workers traveled to California from Oklahoma, thus the nickname “Okies”. John Steinbeck grew up in California in the early 1900s and witnessed the troubles of migrant workers.
Cyclical unemployment= caused by periodic slumps b) Structural unemployment= caused by the long-term decline of certain industries. 19. In 1934, Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales had 62% male unemployment, Mary port in Cumberland had over 50% unemployed and Jarrow in the north east has around 70%. These towns suffered the most because of the amount of staple industries that existed. 20.
The Great depression was a time of need and poverty. It was a very tough time for the Canadians. They struggled day and night to find the basic needs to survive. The number of reasons for the Depression are of a great number, but most will agree on about three reasons leading to the Great Depression.The Great Depression was caused by the stock market crash, over production of products and excessive amount of credit buying. The Great Depression was caused by the stock market crash.
The reason of that is because the stock market was doing badly, there were overproduction and a crash which is stock prices go down. Many people lost their jobs and those that were still working had to take major pay cuts, and people who were trying to get a job couldn’t because the employees couldn’t pay them. Banks were closing, people were losing their life saving. A large percent of business and factories were closing On Black Thursday, The Wall Street Crash of 1929, October 24 also known as the Great Crash was terrible, it was the worse stock market crash ever. There was a huge crowd of people trying to withdrew there life saving but couldn’t.