Both ‘Of Mice and Men’ and ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ are the novels which shows prejudice and discrimination in the harsh society of 1930s’ America. In ‘Of Mice and Men’, isolation and loneliness are portrayed using characters such as Curley’s wife, Crooks, and Lennie, while ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ used characters such as Tom Robinson, Scout, and Boo Radley. They are all different people with different characteristics, but they are the victims of society’s discrimination and prejudice. Isolation and
In ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ Atticus says that, ‘it is a sin to kill a mockingbird’. How far would you agree that prejudice is responsible for the destruction of the innocent in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper lee and ‘of mice and men’ by John Steinbeck? I believe that prejudice is a key theme in both lee and Steinbeck’s novels. It is partly responsible for the destruction of the innocent; but there are other key themes that are equally responsible for this destruction such as: loneliness and religion
How do Lee and Steinbeck present themes of isolation and discrimination? Arnold Kim The matters of isolation and loneliness are delivered over the settings and characters of both “Of mice and men” and “To kill a Mocking Bird”, by inaugurating the microcosm of the society of the “Dirty thirties” in the United States of America after the Great Depression, crowded with outsiders isolated from the public. Steinbeck distributes each character with a weakness that differentiates them from the
American History: The Dark Past Unique characters, stimulating story plot and surprising endings are some reasons people in literature believe the two novels To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck have maintained their long standing positions in American literature. Readers and critics alike spend much time searching for what distinguishes these novels from others. As plain and old these books may seem, their messages are not. To some, the messages of these novels
For my research project I chose the topic of Racism in Children's Literature. I chose this area of study because it is something that bothers me and I know as a child in school I was very uncomfortable with assignments that dealt with racism. One day I would like to make a difference to all the people who are affected by racism. My hypothesis states that if educators are better trained to deal with the delicate subject of racism in children's literature, books would not be banned, yet actually teach
Childhood Presented in To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Childhood should be a time of great learning, curiosity, joy, playfulness and guiltlessness. The reality is that it can be a time of extreme vulnerability and dependency. The innocence and fragility of a child is easily manipulated and abused if not nurtured and developed. Family relationships are crucial in the flourishing of young minds, but other childhood associations are important too. These