Discrimination In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Many feel that the most common cause of discrimination is because of someone’s abilities, while in actuality the majority of discrimination is done because of someone’s looks. In the novella Of Mice and Men, Author John Steinbeck crafted numerous characters to give a visual of what this discrimination looks like. Many types of discrimination occur in this novella. Ageism against senior citizens can be seen in a character named Candy and his dog, who are discriminated against for their appearance

Discrimination and categorization are not just based on people’s skin colour, they are also based on gender and age. John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a tale of two friends, Lennie and George, traveling together in hopes of making enough money for their own farm during the Great Depression. Lennie and George come across a ranch in California where they got to witness discrimination and categorization first handed. People discriminate and categorize others to feel superior and socially accepted

A Dissection of Discrimination John F. Kennedy once stated, “If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity… we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air… And we are all mortal”. Despite clear homogeneity among humankind, it is difficult to name a time in which there was little to no prejudice against certain communities. Even today, in a seemingly progressive society, racism, sexism, and ableism are still prevalent. Similarly to Kennedy

(Nelson Mandela, 1964.) During the time period of Of Mice and Men, rights of black men and women were not urgent in society, especially in white-dominated southern California. Although Crooks may have shared the same gender with other men at the ranch, his skin color put him underneath all the others there, including Curley’s wife. With lack of representation and Crooks being the only black man on the farm, he is forced to settle with discrimination he faces daily, brought on by society’s view of blacks

These situations in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men illustrates two key points throughout the story; discrimination and loneliness. In Of Mice and Men, Crooks, the black stable hand, is the definition of racial discrimination. He is isolated from the community of white migrant workers because of his racial status. Crook mentioned this point clearly to Lennie when they first met. “'Why ain't you wanted?' Lennie asked. 'Cause I'm black.

and do whatever they can to achieve it. In John Steinbeck’s fiction-historical novel, Of Mice and Men. It tells the story of Candy, Curley, Curley’s wife, George, and Lennie’s incredible journeys to pursue their dream, but in the end, having to face their ‘American Dream’ shatter before their eyes due to discrimination, social classes, and the yearn for independence. The novel takes place during the Great Depression (1929-1939) in which discrimination was a problem. Steinbeck portrays Crook as the

be educated”- Malala Yousafzai. Similarly, in the novella Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck speaks for those who were not always able to have a voice in 1930’s America, such as those who had been treated with injustice. In his story, the topic of society’s power play between genders and segregation is overlooked and brushed off by some, but this is in fact a key point that the book heavily focuses on. Believe it or not, racial discrimination and power play of genders was, and still is, a huge problem

State’s separation from Great Britain and listing their citizen’s rightful entitlements that Great Britain had not previously allowed them. Perhaps the most important of these is listed in the preamble: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (Thomas Jefferson, principal author of Declaration of Independence). From the time the last blot

think that it were fit for a human. That was a scene from the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. This novel is based around the early nineteen hundreds on a farm in California. In this story George and Lennie are two men who try to find work, enough work to get their own land. The only problem with this is that Lennie is mentally handicapped and can’t keep a job. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, discrimination is shown by sexism towards the Woman, racism towards Crooks, and hatred

and disability. These discriminations were not manifested in the same way. In the old day, many inequities were addressed to different groups of people and they were not treated equally. Even though slavery was abolished in the USA in 1865, many black Americans still faced poverty and injustice throughout the 20th century. It showed that the racism was still a pervasive problem. The sexism is another obvious problem which women were long considered naturally weaker than men, squeamish, and unable