Of mice and men
John Steinbeck novella was written in 1930s which is just year after the “wall street crash” this explains the financial condition of people was really bad and they had to travel around to find a work and most of the people could only find work in farm in California where all the farms are. John Steinbeck who was anti racism and nature lover therefore we see many hints that highlight nature and racism issues; for example the first and the last scene set by the river and that really concords the nature. He has also used Crooks Character to raise issues and aware people about the problems face by the different sex and race like black people of that time. In this we will explore some of the ways Steinbeck presents aspects of power …show more content…
Crooks is one of the second character which shows the aspects of power against minorities like black people in ruthless 1930s era; when black people didn’t have enough recognition in the society due to the racism. “ If I say something, why it’s just a saying it” therefore black people like crooks had to be really careful with any of their action to survive in the society so this is a reason he couldn’t defend himself when Curly’s wife threaten him because he knew that nobody is going to believe him.
The name” Crook” originates from the accident he had with horse which led him a crooked back hence probably the white men in ranch gave him this name. Because “crooks” is not his real name its shows the lack of respect given by the ranch men however he lived in his own separate room which nobody is allowed to enter "You got no right to come in my room” which shows he hold different power than any worker in
John Steinbeck novella was written in 1930s which is just year after the “wall street crash” this explains the financial condition of people was really bad and they had to travel around to find a work and most of the people could only find work in farm in California where all the farms are. John Steinbeck who was anti racism and nature lover therefore we see many hints that highlight nature and racism issues; for example the first and the last scene set by the river and that really concords the nature. He has also used Crooks Character to raise issues and aware people about the problems face by the different sex and race like black people of that time. In this we will explore some of the ways Steinbeck presents aspects of power …show more content…
Crooks is one of the second character which shows the aspects of power against minorities like black people in ruthless 1930s era; when black people didn’t have enough recognition in the society due to the racism. “ If I say something, why it’s just a saying it” therefore black people like crooks had to be really careful with any of their action to survive in the society so this is a reason he couldn’t defend himself when Curly’s wife threaten him because he knew that nobody is going to believe him.
The name” Crook” originates from the accident he had with horse which led him a crooked back hence probably the white men in ranch gave him this name. Because “crooks” is not his real name its shows the lack of respect given by the ranch men however he lived in his own separate room which nobody is allowed to enter "You got no right to come in my room” which shows he hold different power than any worker in