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Of Mice And Men Discrimination Essay

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“The only difference between man and man all the world over is one of degree, and not of kind, even as there is between trees of the same species. Where in is the cause for anger, envy or discrimination?” –Mahatma Gandhi Discrimination is the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people. There are many types of discrimination and it has been a problem throughout history. Because of this, there are also a lot of novels that criticize different kinds of discrimination. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ discusses about racial discrimination, and ‘Of Mice and Men’ talks about discrimination towards women and old people.
First of all, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee criticizes the American …show more content…

Candy is one of the characters who majorly represent loneliness, who is older than any other characters on the ranch. The younger workers do not respect the elder and do not want do communicate with him. The characters say bad things to him as if he is useless. The old man’s only friend is his dog, but one of the workers shoots the dog because it’s old and stinky. Candy causes no harm to anyone but nobody likes him. He represents what happens to everyone who gets old in American society. They are let go, thrown out, and used up. Candy’s greatest fear is that once he is no longer able to help with the work, he will be thrown away like trash. Just like his old dog, he has lived beyond his usefulness. In the past days, old people were respected because as they have seen and learned a lot about the world, they were praised for their wisdom. However, in current days, since industrialization and modernization has dominated the world, people strive for manpower, new ideas and innovation. Because of this, old people are becoming isolated from the society since they don’t know what to do and where to go. As a result, the rate of seniors living alone is getting higher in most part of the world. People think seniors as obstacles and useless. They do not care about wisdom of life, but

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