English context retrieval (mice and men) Flashcards

looking at the key context retrieval in chapter 1 of mice and men

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American Dream

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  • a place of freedom, prosperity and success, in other words, the idyllic (ideal) place
  • a place where people wanted liberty, equality and happiness
  • everyone is america wanting to have a good, save lifestyle and everyone wanting to fulfill their dream
  • this was the dream that everyone had, but could never fully achieve
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The Great Depressions

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  • this massive fall of economy caused mass unemployment especially in farms and land locations
  • many businesses went bankrupt which had a domino effect on all the other businesses that relied on each other
  • when you lose your job you lose everything along with it such as businesses and their own homes
  • it was a time where people would go to the extent of selling their children even for a small amount of money
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1930’s California

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  • farmers then moved with their family and few belongings to california, which was said to be more promising
  • the californian farmers and natives detested the migrants but in addition, they were also met with poverty
  • it was a very tough time and there was a lot of bad things going on in the word.
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