What is it called when writers are influenced by their time and its social, political, cultural, and economic characteristics? Regionalism Historical Context Local color Naturalism

What happens once in a minute twice in a moment and never in a thousand years?

The great depression, which lasted throughout the 1930s in the united states, affected many people, and it had a devastating impact on an entire subset of the u.s. population. modernist writer john steinbeck wrote about the toll the depression took on these families, many of whom were forced to leave their farms and find other sources of income.

How does the literature of this period influence future generations of american literature? where have you seen traces of these themes and how were they presented in the other literature you read?