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Of Mice and Men
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Of Mice and Men Q. What does Steinbeck's portrayal of the theme of dreams in Of Mice and Men reveal about the context in which he wrote the novel? Steinbeck sets the novel 'Of Mice and Men' during the time of the American Depression. This was a particularly difficult time for migrant workers as work was scarce and hard to find, even though employment agencies such as "Murray and Ready's" were established to help with this problem. The dreams as described in the novel can tell the reader much about the circumstances at the time. For example George and Lennie's dream of "having a place to call their own" suggest that workers did not often have a place to call their own or stability in their lives. George and Lennie's dream is a microcosm of the 'American Dream', which would have been familiar to readers of the time. As...
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