Fear of the Unknown
Of Mice and Men
Have you ever been treated unjustly because of a simple yet uncontrollable trait you possess? Unfortunately, treating people differently because of their unconventional attributes is a common theme in the novel Of Mice and Mice by John Steinbeck. The other characters' inexcusable actions towards Curley's wife, Lennie and Crooks confirm that people are afraid of what they do not understand.
To begin, Curley's Wife is the only woman on the ranch and she is portrayed as a tramp that always causes trouble. For instance, the characters made their appalling opinions about her known to the reader; on the topic of Curley's wife George says "She's gonna make a mess. They's gonna be a bad mess about her. She's a jail bait all set on the trigger....Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain't no place for a girl, 'specially like her,"(Steinbeck 51). As can be expected, additional atrocious words were used by individuals on the ranch to describe her, such as "tramp," "tart," and "bitch." To conclude, these quotes demonstrate that she is portrayed, thought of and treated in a demeaning and misogynistic manner; this is further shown by her official name being Curley's Wife, as if she is simply a possession. …show more content…
As well as frequently calling Lennie a "crazy bastard," and other demeaning names; George also says, "God, you're a lot of trouble.....I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn't have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl,"(Steinbeck 7). In other words, George's statement reveals he sees Lennie as nothing more then an obligation or a nuisance. Furthermore, calling him a "crazy bastard," and other equally discriminatory names is undeniably narrow-mindedness towards his obvious mental
Of Mice and Men
Have you ever been treated unjustly because of a simple yet uncontrollable trait you possess? Unfortunately, treating people differently because of their unconventional attributes is a common theme in the novel Of Mice and Mice by John Steinbeck. The other characters' inexcusable actions towards Curley's wife, Lennie and Crooks confirm that people are afraid of what they do not understand.
To begin, Curley's Wife is the only woman on the ranch and she is portrayed as a tramp that always causes trouble. For instance, the characters made their appalling opinions about her known to the reader; on the topic of Curley's wife George says "She's gonna make a mess. They's gonna be a bad mess about her. She's a jail bait all set on the trigger....Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain't no place for a girl, 'specially like her,"(Steinbeck 51). As can be expected, additional atrocious words were used by individuals on the ranch to describe her, such as "tramp," "tart," and "bitch." To conclude, these quotes demonstrate that she is portrayed, thought of and treated in a demeaning and misogynistic manner; this is further shown by her official name being Curley's Wife, as if she is simply a possession. …show more content…
As well as frequently calling Lennie a "crazy bastard," and other demeaning names; George also says, "God, you're a lot of trouble.....I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn't have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl,"(Steinbeck 7). In other words, George's statement reveals he sees Lennie as nothing more then an obligation or a nuisance. Furthermore, calling him a "crazy bastard," and other equally discriminatory names is undeniably narrow-mindedness towards his obvious mental