Analysis Of John Steinbeck 's ' The Barn '

He is used to heavy work and can do a lot more physical labour than the average man. George is a character that looks after Lennie as he is mentally weak. They have built up a love for each other that has made their friendship as tight as a box. Lennie looks at the same dream from a different prospective.

Lennie is a big and tall man. George and Lennie always travel together. George is responsible for lennie Anne his actions. He is always making sure Lennie is well and staying out of trouble. George is always doing nice things for

The novel is set during the Great Depression in the 1930’s. During this time, many

Steinbeck introduces Lennie by physical description and it gives us an idea of how powerful he is compared to George. “a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders” (Steinbeck, Pg. 2) In this quote, the author is trying to make the reader

In California during the Great Depression, Lennie Small and George Milton are two ranch workers going from job to job with the dream of saving enough money to purchase their own land to “live on the fatta the land”. As events unfold in the novel, George, Lennie, and other characters such as Candy and crooks reveal how their own hopes and

The novel opens with TODD GRAY returning to his home in Palouse Hills, Idaho after being on an important business trip in Chicago to deal the rapid inflation rate driving the American economy towards collapse, which he refers to as “The Crunch.” After news of riots breaking out, Todd invites members of his Survivalist group to come to his compound in Idaho so they can thwart off the imminent breakdown of society. He explains that after “the crunch,” the American dollar became worthless, every major city quickly was ravaged by looting, murder, and robbery and power outages allowed 80% of the country’s prison population to escape.

I could also notice when I was reading through the first chapter that George has a sense of authority over Lennie, “you gonna get that wood”. This is like a parent telling a child to do his chores. On some occasions though George shows a bit of hatred towards Lennie, he thinks of what he could have if Lennie wasn’t around and contrasts that with George.

After being forced to succumb to the destiny of life absent the ranch, John Grady is faced with making a decision that will decide his fate, a decision greatly affected by the Post World War II Texas culture in which he was being raised. John Grady could seize the opportunity that presented itself after the loss of the ranch to start a new life somewhere in Texas. He could try to fight his mother’s decision. However, the stark realization, to John Grady as well as McCarthy’s readers, is that John Grady was “already gone” the minute the ranch was taken away from him (McCarthy 27). The separation of John Grady from his familiar ranch-life was a painful idea, especially during the late 1940’s, when little other but ranching was available to native West Texans. John Grady’s life revolved around the land of “painted ponies” and “wild horses”; a land of “red wind” and “coppering” sun (McCarthy 5). Yet he found himself as a boy in

The setting of this novella takes place in Salinas Valley in California during the 1930s, the time of the Great Depression. The Great Depression began when the stock market in the United States dropped rapidly.

I think that this book was based upon the 1930s, It also kind of sounds like the Great Depression was also happening during this time.

John Steinbeck’s “Cannery Row” shows how people living there dealt with the hardships brought by the Great Depression. Steinbeck set his novel in the 1930’s in Cannery Row, California. The canneries are an integral part of the fish industry and Steinbeck makes the ailing American economy a critical part of everyone’s lives in his novel. He show how different characters, with different points of view with the exact same situation.

As a result of the historical events which took place in the novel, the economy was on a downturn. Since consumers lost buying power, a proportional relationship between the decrease of industrial production and business failure was created. The staggering combination of inflation and increase in unemployment rates resulted in many individuals losing their farms, businesses and homes. Consequently, many people migrated to western states such as California, hoping that because of its geographical location and economical development during the past years, it would be beneficial and filled with career opportunities. Nevertheless, this wasn’t the case. The majority of those who migrated were slapped in the face by reality and the disappointment

The setting is so important to the novel because it sets the role and background of the characters. View of the Depression then come from a man just off of parole or a grandfather who is getting old and to weak to be the backbone of the family. The Depression that has hit nailed the common man and jobs are scarce. This is the binding factor between everyone in the novel - that most people are ‘down in the dumps.’

The novel is set in the twenties, following World War I. The economy is booming, which is crucial for the ability to convey the themes of the American Dream and post-war moods. Set in New York City, the book opens in the West Egg, a new money part of the upper class neighborhoods.

This novel and the stories within take place on a ranch that is in the high mountains of Salinas, California in the early 1930’s. The house of the Tiflin