Discrimination
Discrimination is not just based on skin color, but also on age and gender. A book that shows this is John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. This story is about two friends, that have a dream to live on their own farm, Lennie and George, who go to a farm where they see discrimination for the first time. The victims of discrimination in this novel are: Crooks, a black stable buck; Curley’s Wife, the farm owner’s neglected daughter-in-law; and Candy, an old, disabled housekeeper. Firstly, the most obvious form of discrimination is skin color. Crooks is discriminated because of his skin color. “They play cards in there, but I can't play because I'm black. They say I stink.” This quote shows how the men on the farm will not allow Crooks to play cards because he’s black. They discriminate against him by having him live in a little shack across from the bunkhouse. Nobody ever …show more content…
Everybody makes fun of her. "Know what I think?" George did not answer. "Well, I think Curley's married... a tart." No one ever wants to talk to her because she’s a woman, “Ain't I got a right to talk to nobody? Whatta they think I am, anyways?” She’s not allowed to talk to anyone because everybody thinks she’s a flirt. They don’t even know what she’s like and they judge her when they barely know her. They think she is bad because she’s a woman and that’s prejudice. Clearly Curley's wife is a victim of discrimination because of her gender. After all, the Man discriminated by his age is Candy. he has a smelly, old, weak dog. The boys at the farm don’t like the dog any more because it’s useless. “Why'n't you get Candy to shoot his old dog.” This makes Candy think what will happen if I become useless, will they shoot me too? It makes Candy wonder, who cares if he’s old and useless. He is a human being, and no one has the right to kill another no matter how old they are. Candy is a victim of discrimination because of his
Discrimination is not just based on skin color, but also on age and gender. A book that shows this is John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. This story is about two friends, that have a dream to live on their own farm, Lennie and George, who go to a farm where they see discrimination for the first time. The victims of discrimination in this novel are: Crooks, a black stable buck; Curley’s Wife, the farm owner’s neglected daughter-in-law; and Candy, an old, disabled housekeeper. Firstly, the most obvious form of discrimination is skin color. Crooks is discriminated because of his skin color. “They play cards in there, but I can't play because I'm black. They say I stink.” This quote shows how the men on the farm will not allow Crooks to play cards because he’s black. They discriminate against him by having him live in a little shack across from the bunkhouse. Nobody ever …show more content…
Everybody makes fun of her. "Know what I think?" George did not answer. "Well, I think Curley's married... a tart." No one ever wants to talk to her because she’s a woman, “Ain't I got a right to talk to nobody? Whatta they think I am, anyways?” She’s not allowed to talk to anyone because everybody thinks she’s a flirt. They don’t even know what she’s like and they judge her when they barely know her. They think she is bad because she’s a woman and that’s prejudice. Clearly Curley's wife is a victim of discrimination because of her gender. After all, the Man discriminated by his age is Candy. he has a smelly, old, weak dog. The boys at the farm don’t like the dog any more because it’s useless. “Why'n't you get Candy to shoot his old dog.” This makes Candy think what will happen if I become useless, will they shoot me too? It makes Candy wonder, who cares if he’s old and useless. He is a human being, and no one has the right to kill another no matter how old they are. Candy is a victim of discrimination because of his