Marginaliization In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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In the present day, almost nobody is marginalized; colored people, old people, and mentally ill people are accepted today, but imagine what it would be like if only white men were the only people considered normal. Steinbeck uses themes to highlight some problems in that society. The most prominent show in the book is how society marginalizes the people. Some characters to used to provide support for this theme is Crooks, Lennie, and Curley’s Wife. These characters were considered marginalized in the story. These characters are to show the relationship between real life people. In Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck uses characterization to show how society marginalizes the people.
Steinbeck's depiction of Crooks in Of Mice and Men is to show that

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