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George, Lennie, and the men working on the farm represent the working class of the 1930's

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George, Lennie, and the men working on the farm represent the working class of the 1930's

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In the 1930's, the men who had jobs either in one place or rode the rails to find jobs had big dreams.

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"Yeah?" said Crooks. "An' where's George now? In town in a whore house. That's where your money's goin'. Jesus, I seen it happen too many times. I seen too many guys with land in their head. They never get none under their hand." (Steinbeck 76)

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The boss of the farm and Curley represent the upper class of the 1930's. 

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The boss of the farm and Curley represent the upper class of the 1930's. 

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In the 1930's, the upper class had a lot of the power. They had money and therefore could influence decisions.

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When George and Lennie are talking about their future lives, Candy joins in on the conversation. They all bounce ideas off of each other and build themselves up.

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". . . he wore high-heeled boots and spurs to prove that he was not a working man" (Steinbeck 20). The boss walks around with these boots to show that he is not like the others and to prove to them that he is superior.

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Lennie and George are naive enough to believe their dreams of having their own land will come true. But, they are told by nearly everyone around them that that will not happen. Many men are just there to get by, and not to dream of things that will not come true.

Audrey Recko

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Curley's wife represents the women of the 1930's

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Curley's wife represents the women of the 1930's

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In the 1930's, women did not usually have jobs. This could be because they could not find any, or that there were laws that prohibited them from working to save the jobs for the men.

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Crooks the stable buck represents minorities in the 1930's

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Crooks the stable buck represents minorities in the 1930's

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Is treated very differently than the others on the farm because of his race.

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She goes on to say that she doesn't like Curley and that she just got married to get out of where she was living before. She said she couldn't make something out of herself where she was. Many women got married to have some sort of financial stability. The same goes for Curley's wife, but now she regrets that.

Audrey Recko

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The description of Crooks' living quarter's show that African American's aren't really valued in this time period. He is not allowed to stay with the other men which makes me think that that is why he is so quiet. He also lives with all the horse equipment which isn't the most ideal. This shows minorities of the 1930's because  it shows that even though they have jobs they are not respected enough to get the same treatment as the other men who work there.

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"Aw, nuts!" she said. "What kinda harm am I doin' to you? Seems like they ain't none of them cares how I gotta live. I tell you I ain't used to livin' like this. I coulda made somethin' of myself." (Steinbeck 88)

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Lennie came into Crooks' room and told Crooks' that all the others went into town. "All the boy's gone into town, huh?" (Steinbeck 69). Not only did they not invite Crooks' to go into town, they didn't even let him know that they were leaving. This deals with the respect thing once again, all the other men didn't want to invite Crooks' out because they didn't want to be seen with an African American. This shows minorities in the 1930's because like crooks, many didn't have any power.

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Curley's wife is fed up with how she is treated and how she cannot work.

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"Well, I wasn't gonna stay no place where I couldn't get nowhere or make something of myself..." (Steinbeck 88)
"So I married Curley. Met him out to the Riverside Dance Palace that same night." (Steinbeck 88)
"Well, I ain't told this to nobody before...I don' like Curley. He ain't a nice fella." (Steinbeck 89)