As Werley Nortreus once stated “This world that we live in would be perfect if there were less prejudice and people who think they are better than others.” These words help show the struggles Crooks went through in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Crooks is not respected on the ranch because of his skin color. Marginalization is a problem Crooks faces emotionally,mentally, and physically throughout the whole book. Crooks physical appearance makes it harder for him get the money and supplies he needs
Are all men created equal? Are they able to reach the same goals as their colleagues? Is anything ever equal? Of Mice and Men, a novella by John Steinbeck, is the story of George and Lennie, two men who are trying to make money to buy land in order to start a ranch. However, Lennie becomes an occasional obstruction because of his mental disability. He gets in trouble once in a while because he doesn’t know his own limits. In order to make money, they start working at a ranch and meet others who are
United States. Racial discrimination was not uncommon because tensions between opposing races skyrocketed after the abolishment of slavery. Prejudice because of gender was a usual everyday thing; women recently received the right to vote along with working paying jobs. However, women were still treated like property and dirt. John Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men was set during the Great Depression, where it featured two protagonists through their journey to achieve their dreams. Nevertheless, the minor
people think of the word “prejudice,” many assume it is referring to racial issues. Yes, racial discrimination makes up a large part of prejudices in America, and according to USA Today, 51% of people show signs of anti-black attitude in the U.S.. However, prejudices doesn’t just refer to racial bias, but instead refer to any sort of disability or difference of an individual that the society contemplates to “not fit” within the society (Junis). The novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck focuses on
Of Mice and Men: racial discrimination and its effects In Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck, several characters were used to portray the effects of societal discrimination during the 1930’s. One of these characters was Crooks, a disabled African-American horse tamer who is alienated due to his race; causing him to doubt the possibility of attaining a better future for himself. Like Candy, --a swamper who is becoming fearful for his own future as a disabled elderly man--, his biggest aspiration is
cannot be eliminated without changing culture.” (Charlotte Bunch). In the novel, Of Mice and Men, three characters are distinctly faced with different forms of discrimination. This story shows how the United States was very inequitable, unfair, and hateful in the 1930’s. When the characters withstand discrimination, it shows what type of negative influence and outcome it brings upon their lives. Overall, the prejudice Lennie, Curley’s Wife, and Crooks are exposed to is an exhibit of a bold and forever
loneliness is a personal choice, a majority of people are isolated from others due to social barriers. The novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck recounts the tale of a group of men living on a ranch in the era of the Great Depression, more specifically the story narrates the lives of two men, George and Lennie. After being chased out of Weed because of a false rape accusation, the two men are hired at a ranch in Soledad where they meet a series of interesting characters such as Candy, Crooks, Curley
In the renowned novel by Nobel Laureate John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, the author writes about an important theme regarding human essence: that one should be defined not by his intelligence, power, age, handicap, background, or other outwardly nature, but by his or her kindness and empathy. Steinbeck illustrates this using the backdrop of the Great Depression in the farmland of California, where a story of two ranchers takes place. Lennie, a large, powerful man with a mental disability, is extremely
How do Shakespeare and Steinbeck present the characters of Lady Macbeth and Curley’s wife in Macbeth and Of Mice and Men? “Don’t you even look at that bitch” The play ‘Macbeth’ was written by the playwright William Shakespeare. The play involves Lady Macbeth, an infamous female character who exerts a great deal of influence over the events of the play and is one of the main protagonists in the plot to kill the king. In Act 1 Scene 5, Macbeth wrote a letter to Lady Macbeth detailing her of the
know why people treat women as less than they do men. She did not know why only bad things happened to her. She went to her grave wondering why she spent her entire life being abused. John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is the story of many people living on a ranch together, each one representing a different part of society. Curley’s wife (otherwise known as “The Woman”), who represents women, is often mistreated by the ranch hands. Society treats men as better than women as shown by how the ranch hands