The Prairie farmers of Canada were struck hardest by the Great Depression. The 30s are known as the ¡°Ten Lost Years¡± as most farmers were forced into extreme economic hardships. During the prosperous 20s, many farmers took the advantage and invested in new and expensive machineries, ofte...

In the novel "Of Mice and Men", John Steinbeck uses a background setting which lets the reader know that the story could not take place anywhere else. Through intricate description of the setting without introducing characters, the author gives the impression that the setting will directly...