Discrimination In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Discrimination is a plague that can completely change how people may act. This action is tossed around at many of the characters in John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men. Curley’s Wife, ignored by everyone around her just wants a friend to talk to, instead the workers and her husband tell her to go where she belongs. Crooks, the old stable buck is left out of anything he may want to do solely because he is African American. Troubled, Candis is left out of work, and told unfriendly things because of his age, and disability. Through Curley’s Wife, Crooks, and Candy, Steinbeck shows that if people are discriminated against they are more likely to lead a miserable and lonely life. Unlike when they are accepted they lead a happier, and more fulfilling life.
The discrimination against Crooks disallows him from joining activities done outside of work. In the middle of the novel, Lennie goes and sits with Crooks, Crooks figured that all the workers had gone to play games, and that because he was african american he was unable to join the games. “But I can’t play with them cause I’m black, they all say I stink” (68). Crooks is always left out of events and games that the regular workers would play, this in the future would …show more content…
near the end of the novel Curley’s wife wants to talk to Lennie, however Lennie, like all the other workers ignore her, and try to stay away from her. “ Well i ain’t givin you no trouble. Think I don't like to talk to somebody every’ once in a while? Think I like to stick in that house alla time?” (77) Curley always tries to keep his wife at home so that she doesn't cause trouble, however whenever she is out all the workers discriminate against her, and attempt to exclude her from everything. all the workers think that she is trouble. With all the workers ignoring him and discriminating against Curley’s Wife, she leads a sad, and lonely