“...You go on get outta my room. I ain’t wanted in the bunk house, and you ain’t wanted in my room.” “Why ain’t you wanted?” Lennie asked.” “Cause I’m black..” (Steinbeck 68) Of Mice and Men , written by John Steinbeck, takes place in Salinas, California on a ranch. Many of the characters in this novel have impairments, such as Lennie Small, Crooks, Candy and Curley’s wife. For example, Lennie is mentally challenged, Crooks is black, Candy is old and Curley 's wife is lonely.
One of the many characters with an impairment in the book is Lennie Small. Lennie has a mental disability that restricts his memory. This requires someone to watch after him most of the time and an example is when Lennie ask George a question. “Lennie looked timidly over to him. “George?” “Yeah, …show more content…
Crooks is black which means he is not treated equally compared to everyone else. A time when Crooks is treated unfairly is when the white people play cards and he is not allowed to. (Steinbeck 38-65) If Crooks was white he would have been invited to play. Another example of when this disability is seen can be found in Chapter 4 when all the guys go to the whorehouse and Crooks is left in the barn. This is another example where if Crooks was white he would of been able to join them. A final instance when this disability is seen is when Curley’s wife says, “ You know what I could do?” Crooks seemed to grow smaller, and he pressed himself against the wall. “Yes, ma’am.” “Well, you keep your place then, Nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny.” Crooks had reduced himself to nothing. There was no personality, no eog-nothing to arouse either like or dislike. He said, “Yes, ma’am.” and his voice was toneless. (Steinbeck 80-81) Curley 's wife is able to say this to Crooks because he is black and back then blacks were treated unequal. This character is not the only one with a physical impairment, Candy is another
One of the many characters with an impairment in the book is Lennie Small. Lennie has a mental disability that restricts his memory. This requires someone to watch after him most of the time and an example is when Lennie ask George a question. “Lennie looked timidly over to him. “George?” “Yeah, …show more content…
Crooks is black which means he is not treated equally compared to everyone else. A time when Crooks is treated unfairly is when the white people play cards and he is not allowed to. (Steinbeck 38-65) If Crooks was white he would have been invited to play. Another example of when this disability is seen can be found in Chapter 4 when all the guys go to the whorehouse and Crooks is left in the barn. This is another example where if Crooks was white he would of been able to join them. A final instance when this disability is seen is when Curley’s wife says, “ You know what I could do?” Crooks seemed to grow smaller, and he pressed himself against the wall. “Yes, ma’am.” “Well, you keep your place then, Nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny.” Crooks had reduced himself to nothing. There was no personality, no eog-nothing to arouse either like or dislike. He said, “Yes, ma’am.” and his voice was toneless. (Steinbeck 80-81) Curley 's wife is able to say this to Crooks because he is black and back then blacks were treated unequal. This character is not the only one with a physical impairment, Candy is another