African Americans: Then and Now In the 1930s, racism had still lingered, but since the years, it has improved. Of Mice and Men, published in 1937 by John Steinbeck. Back in the 1930s, there were racial problems such as segregations between caucasian and african. An African American could finally get a job, but even then, they wouldn’t live a peaceful life. They were still treated differently due to color difference. Crooks from Of Mice and Men had gone through these problems his whole life. Being crippled due to a horse, he is still pushed around by the other farmers.
Firstly, Crooks has had a problem being accepted by the other workers. He is used to being alone in his room. All of a sudden Lennie (who is a white farm worker) goes into Crook’s
Firstly, Crooks has had a problem being accepted by the other workers. He is used to being alone in his room. All of a sudden Lennie (who is a white farm worker) goes into Crook’s