Discrepancy is an ordinary element in any literature creation. John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men has successfully illustrated the two totally opposite sides, the power and powerlessness which eventually lead to the presence of different powers in different characters in the novella. Mr. Steinbeck has shown the readers that social classes as well as discrimination during the time are created based on power.
Throughout the novel, Lennie and Curley is a noticeable couple of great physical power. Lennie is an enormous, bear-like guy with his dragging gait, but fool. The guy assumed a guardian of his companion and capable of finishing heavy chores without any struggle. Once, George confesses on the boss as they at the ranch: “I say he’s a God damn good worker. He can put up four hundred pound bale”(22). Contemporary, Lennie is not aware of his action and has caused severe troubles to his fellow, George. Yet, another muscular character shows up whose name Curley as Candy said to George: “[He’s] pretty handy. He done quite a bit in the ring. He’s a lightweight and he’s handy”(26). Unfortunately, He overrates himself, …show more content…
The White Supremacy had Crooks suffering: “He kept his distance and demanded that other people keep theirs”(67). He doesn’t have privileges to let anyone enter his room, but literally, he doesn’t want to. In a like manner, Curley’s wife is the only woman that abandoned by her husband and being warned not to talk to other guys except for him. Lennie has much advantage since he has George, but he quite spurned when his fellow isn’t there. Same as Candy, he is old and lost his left hand, unable to do many chores. These folks assumed powerless mostly because of their imperfections, their flaws. Lennie is mentally slow; women and Negroes don’t have high state in society and Candy is just an old man living with his life-long injury and
Throughout the novel, Lennie and Curley is a noticeable couple of great physical power. Lennie is an enormous, bear-like guy with his dragging gait, but fool. The guy assumed a guardian of his companion and capable of finishing heavy chores without any struggle. Once, George confesses on the boss as they at the ranch: “I say he’s a God damn good worker. He can put up four hundred pound bale”(22). Contemporary, Lennie is not aware of his action and has caused severe troubles to his fellow, George. Yet, another muscular character shows up whose name Curley as Candy said to George: “[He’s] pretty handy. He done quite a bit in the ring. He’s a lightweight and he’s handy”(26). Unfortunately, He overrates himself, …show more content…
The White Supremacy had Crooks suffering: “He kept his distance and demanded that other people keep theirs”(67). He doesn’t have privileges to let anyone enter his room, but literally, he doesn’t want to. In a like manner, Curley’s wife is the only woman that abandoned by her husband and being warned not to talk to other guys except for him. Lennie has much advantage since he has George, but he quite spurned when his fellow isn’t there. Same as Candy, he is old and lost his left hand, unable to do many chores. These folks assumed powerless mostly because of their imperfections, their flaws. Lennie is mentally slow; women and Negroes don’t have high state in society and Candy is just an old man living with his life-long injury and