Walt Disney's movies of the 1930's were more than simple entertainment. The characters he created and stories that they followed were designed to teach the public important lessons. Walt Disney adapted his characters to the economic and moral problems of the times. The Disney cartoons of the 1930's reflected the hardships of the Great Depression and the return to traditional values that Disney believed the American people needed.

Disney taught people the morals that he thought people should have through his cartoons. The films were created to show Americans how to act with initiative. Also, through one of this main characters he shows people the morals that they should have. Mickey Mouse, after 1932 stood for the best parts of life; emotion, imprudence, and enjoyment . Since 1932 was in the depression, Walt Disney was trying to make Mickey Mouse rub off on the people who watched his filmsx so they would be happy. Since Disney wanted his films to be more real, he created Donald Duck, who improved darker sides of life. He was almost the opposite of Mickey Mouse. He teaches people about the real world, but in a fantasy world.

The Great Depression was in the 1930's, so that was the underlined topic of most of Walt Disney's cartoons. The main topics that Disney wanted to teach people through his cartoons were, morality, and surviving during hard times. Walt Disney really helped people get through the Depression by giving them a place to escape the horrors of every day life.

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