Of Mice and Men begins with two migrant workers named Lennie Small and George Milton, who are trying to survive by looking for a job at the ranch. Lennie faces social justice since he commits errors due to his mental illness and does not receive consequences as other employees would. George learns to tolerate Lennie at every moment from acting like a child to becoming a criminal, and lastly, another employee named Candy faces equal despair from others along with his pet dog. Along their journey they meet new people with many different perspectives or lifestyles together, but at the end to realize they lose the one they have always been close too. Steinbeck is trying to show the reader about social justice, tolerance, and equality for many workers…
The human issues come up in the first chapter of the book because when George tells the story about getting run out of the weed because Lennie does not understand right from wrong so he don’t understood also accused of attempting rape when really he just wanted to touch the girl’s dress because he thought it was so pretty but instead of listening to his explanation and being given a fair trial a lynch mob forms to capture Lennie. This was good example of a person being understanding and treated wrong because he have a mental handicap with is human right issues…
Of Mice and Men is a famous novel written by John Steinbeck. It was published in 1937. This novel is about two young men named George Milton and Lennie Small who move to a ranch to work during the period of The Great Depression. These two displaced men go through several situations at the ranch but still hope to work their best. Disenfranchisement is clearly presented in the society of this novel using gender and space through literary theories such as Foucault and Feminism.…
An example of Steinbeck using names to stereotype minorities can be seen through Curley’s wife. When Of Mice and Men was published in 1937, women were not seen as independent nor were they respected. “‘Whyn't you tell her to stay the hell home where she belongs?’ said Carlson”(Steinbeck 62). In this quote, Carlson suggests that Curley should leave his wife at home. He implies that she is inferior compared to the men and that she should stay at home, the only place where she is useful.…
George and Lennie are the stereotype duo , tall and dumb; short and smart. These are just 2 examples of stereotypes in the book, “Of Mice And Men” by John Steinbeck. People will act differently around another group of people. They will fear a group or individual based on a stereotype.…
Stereotypes Stereotyping affects society in almost every way. Stereotyping is an idea of a certain group of people simplifying and often demeaning, this limits individuality in addition to potential. In this story stereotyping is demonstrated in dialogue and actions made by the characters. When stereotypes are used they affect not only the stereotyped but also the one making the stereotype by limiting them to shallow minded ideals.…
A child is walking down with their mother and sees an African American with clothing that is grungy and worn. The child becomes scared and hides behind their mother, but why? Stereotypes are everywhere, and the stereotype of African Americans in this anecdote is a perfect example of how people can be portrayed negatively without an educated view on the stereotype. In the 1930’s, stereotypes were no different than today. In the 1930’s, an array of stereotypes were present, in which many are described in John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”, which include a wide variety of stereotypes with women, African Americans, and people with cognitive disabilities.…
In the manner that jealousy can lead to cruelty, Curley express his insecurities by stirring up trouble with Lennie. When Curley first sees Lennie, he noticed that he was bigger and stronger, which makes him jealous. Candy explains Curley’s behavior, “‘Well...tell you what. Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys.…
“The most identifying trait of humanity is our ability to be inhumane.” We say that cruelty is human nature, but how come whenever a tragic incident happens to someone, caused by someone else, we find it unnatural? (BODY #1) In this story, Of Mice and Men people are cruel, because the feeling of being in control makes them feel powerful. “I used to have a hell of a lot of fun with him.…
The certain characters that are being discriminated are those whom are the weakest out of the rest. The society in 1930s is divorced into a few levels, and the more social rank levels there were meant there was more inequality during the time Probably the most powerful aspect of the inequality that was taking place in the Novella “Of Mice and Men” was the discrimination among skin colour. This kind of discrimination could be summarized by one character that had the odds against him due to his skin color. The character is Crooks and he is a black skin colored man, “Sure ya see that stable buck’s a nigger” (pg.20) this line was spoken by…
“No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves” (Salbi). Discrimination can change a person in many ways, it can make them feel at a lower point than someone and it can also affect the way they do things and create a big change in their perspective on life. In the book Of Mice and Men a lot of discrimination occurred in this time period. This was normal to their times, but it also changed the way some of the characters thought and changed their actions. Discrimination affected characters in Of Mice and Men by making them feel at a lower level than the rest.…
There are over fifteen general types of discrimination that affect people all over the world every single day. Some of those include age, disabilities, race, or religion. In the book Of Mice and Men, there are many characters that have difficulties in their life that cause them to be discriminated against from some of these types of discrimination. Discrimination affects characters in Of Mice and Men through Lennie and his mental health making him unable to complete his dream, Candy missing his hand causing him to work harder for his job, and Crooks with the color of his skin making it easy for him to feel more lonely. First of all, discrimination affects Lennie because he is not able to complete his dream with the state of his mental health.…
Lennie was just sitting there listening to her and he didn’t say anything that could’ve made her upset. In conclusion, Steinbeck is trying to show us that women weren’t treated fairly either. They were treated like maids, toys, and like a statue. In the book “Of Mice and Men”, Curley’s wife tries to put past that by talking to Lennie who will try to listen to her and won’t criticize her, make fun of her, be biased, or be judgmental towards her. Lennie also has a disability, which is something else that a lot of people…
Abuse of Power in Of Mice and Men Power is a tool, leverage and potentially a quality. Power can supply the owner with a sense of status, of being better than others. Power can be used to do many things, but it can also be used negatively. In the wrong hands, power can corrupt, destroy and abuse others, and from this abuse of power is born. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, many of the characters can be observed abusing power, to their advantage or to put others down.…
Discrimination has been an issue for a very long time. People today still discriminate against people based on their gender, age, race, and abilities. In 1937, when John Steinbeck wrote Of MIce and Men, discrimination was very real. The story takes place during the Great Depression, which many people were poor and had to look for work. A lot of the workers were often discriminated against.…