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American architecture of the 1930's By: Mandy Bryant, Warren Johnson, LynZee Wharff, and Kaitlyn Hill

//**The Golden Gate Bridge (Mandy)**//

The Golden Gate Bridge was started in the mid 30's and was complete by in 1939.(Mandy)

Importance of this structure during this time period.(Mandy)

Joseph B. Strauss

Curly's wife is an isolated human being who is desperately trying to extend out to others. Much like the Golden Gate Bridge which extends to two land masses. Her attempts are thwarted by Curly and the general distrust she receives from the ranch hands which would eventually lead to her own demise at the hand of Lenny.(Mandy)

//**The US Supreme Court (Kaitlyn)**// // "Justice the Guardian of Liberty" by Hermon A. McNeil. // What do you see in this picture of the Supreme Court ceiling decoration?



//The U.S. Supreme Court was built in 1935. On the second floor of this marble building is the court room, but above that is the 'highest court in the land' which is actually a basketball court.//

This building is complex, the power of the law seeps through the marble walls. Although Crooks uses older books he devours the rules he lawfully has rights to, there are still factors that block his path to equality. Curly’s wife instantly belittles Crooks after he tries to stand up against her misbehavior, demonstrating the misconducts that occur in the novel and the real world. The laws passed within the Supreme Court as well as every government, are not always pleasing, the NSA scandal for example upset many people because the government violated their rights.

//**The Empire State Building (LynZee)**//

The 1930's began with a big surprise. The start of the Empire State building began it's rise to dominance over the city of New York. This building over looks NYC strongly, just like Slim over sees what goes on at the ranch, The Empire State building is also a sign of strength, likewise Slim is the strength of the camp. Everybody on the ranch looks to him for strength. (LynZee)

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Like many of the buildings that went up during the 30's the Fallingwater House by Frank Lloyd Wright had a flare that was unseen at the time. Fallingwater has a sense of modern expressionism. This design element incorporated the thought of human expansion into the wilderness. This piece of architecture closely resembles the character George. George is a kind of man who wants what a normal human wants. But he must deal with the views of Lenny who has ideals of that of nature. (Warren)

http://www.greatbuildings.com/gbc/gbc_types/usa/usa_1930-1939.html http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/U.S._Supreme_Court.html http://www.architecture411.com/notes/note.php?id_note=8 http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Fallingwater.html http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Golden_Gate_Bridge.html