Throughout your life, you are bound to deal with social injustice more than one time. Social injustice can be shown in many ways. For instance, as a teenager myself, hearing, “You're just a child”, could be an example of social injustice. In the novel of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck, characters social injustice is shown through dialogue, interaction between the characters and internal conflict.
Dialogue between characters often shows examples of social injustice. This is true because, for example, Crooks talks to Lennie about some of the arrangements on the ranch that are unfair to him. For instance, he states that he is not wanted in the bunkhouse because he is black (Steinbeck 68). This evidence shows social injustice to Crook …show more content…
For instance, Lennie struggles with a lot of internal conflict because he tries to be good so he can tend the rabbits. Steinbeck used this quote to show evidence for this situation, “It ain't that so much… George ain't gunna let me tend the rabbits.” (87) This quote is suggesting that Lennie didn't really care about what he did to his puppy, he was just worried that he wouldn't be able to tend the rabbits because he killed it. Another incident that shows social injustice through internal conflict would be when Carlson suggested to Candy that he shoots his dog. “Candy helplessly looked at him, for Slim’s opinions were law. “’Maybe it'd hurt him”’, he suggested. “’I don't mind taking care of him”’ (Steinbeck 45) This evidence proves that Candy is experiencing social injustice through internal conflict because he's debating on shooting his dog or not; not only that, but he is also being pressured into doing so because others don't want the dog in the bunkhouse anymore. One more way that social injustice is shown through internal conflict is George's thoughts on Lennie. “God a’mighty if I was alone, I could live so easy. I could get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble” (Steinbeck 11). Although George is verbally stating these thoughts to Lennie, he ponders how far he could've been without him. This shows George struggling with social injustice through internal conflict.
In John Steinbeck’s novel, of Mice and Men, social injustice can be prominently shown through verbal communication, association between characters, and thoughts of a character. Social injustice is shown several times with different characters in the book. Next time you read a novel, or even in just every day life, search for social
Dialogue between characters often shows examples of social injustice. This is true because, for example, Crooks talks to Lennie about some of the arrangements on the ranch that are unfair to him. For instance, he states that he is not wanted in the bunkhouse because he is black (Steinbeck 68). This evidence shows social injustice to Crook …show more content…
For instance, Lennie struggles with a lot of internal conflict because he tries to be good so he can tend the rabbits. Steinbeck used this quote to show evidence for this situation, “It ain't that so much… George ain't gunna let me tend the rabbits.” (87) This quote is suggesting that Lennie didn't really care about what he did to his puppy, he was just worried that he wouldn't be able to tend the rabbits because he killed it. Another incident that shows social injustice through internal conflict would be when Carlson suggested to Candy that he shoots his dog. “Candy helplessly looked at him, for Slim’s opinions were law. “’Maybe it'd hurt him”’, he suggested. “’I don't mind taking care of him”’ (Steinbeck 45) This evidence proves that Candy is experiencing social injustice through internal conflict because he's debating on shooting his dog or not; not only that, but he is also being pressured into doing so because others don't want the dog in the bunkhouse anymore. One more way that social injustice is shown through internal conflict is George's thoughts on Lennie. “God a’mighty if I was alone, I could live so easy. I could get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble” (Steinbeck 11). Although George is verbally stating these thoughts to Lennie, he ponders how far he could've been without him. This shows George struggling with social injustice through internal conflict.
In John Steinbeck’s novel, of Mice and Men, social injustice can be prominently shown through verbal communication, association between characters, and thoughts of a character. Social injustice is shown several times with different characters in the book. Next time you read a novel, or even in just every day life, search for social