nothing that can be stolen, exploited or mortgaged, that system has not attacked them very vigorously." (TF 374) The life at Tortilla Flat is stable and unchanging, and so is the life of the Paisanos particularly in the house of Danny. They lived in a contradictory to the rule of life which is evolution. The altering society of owning and gains do not allow the friends thrive rather it cu their circle of friendship; their identity as Paisanos is at danger and, "In the end, this story tells how the talisman was lost and how the group disintegrated." (TF 373) Steinbeck's first main protest novel is In Dubious Battle, a strike represented the dehumanizing exploitation of the workers and the resultant boiling point of discontent. The apple pickers
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However his sympatric attitude is always with the exploited but in this novel he does not assume sides. He describes the beastly side of the parties, the landowners and more particularly the striking workers. As mentioned earlier many of Steinbeck's novels had glimpses from the personal suffering of the writer. In this case he has also drawn upon his own experience of the strike of 1936 in the country that led to disturbance and eventually dismantling of the union. The original purpose of Steinbeck's social protest is to stress upon the theme of survival and existence. In the novel it is the survival of all the laborers that is at stake; around nine hundred apple pickers. These individuals are used to a further extent by the owners of the land and big companies; they decrease their wages and drag them into poverty. The calls for reformation find a vent out in the words of an old apple picker Dan when he mentions: “It's anger," the old man cried. “That's what it is. You know when you're about to get fightin', crazy mad, you get a hot, sick, weak feelin' in your guts? Well, that's what it is. Only it ain't just in one man. It's like the whole …show more content…
However the theme of protest is integrated into narrative, the novel is more individual centered than the group yet the group's palpable existence is felt at the background of the novel. On the individual level the novel depicts the struggle of the misfit Lennie in a community that is so critical of persons like him: it is the struggle secure a place for him and George in their dream of a bright future wherein they will obtain a land and a house: it portrays the exploitation of these men and men like Crooks who are abused due to the colour of the skin. The Negro, Crooks in Of Mice and Men is victimized due to racial segregation. He lives in a tiny bunkhouse where no one pay him a visit, there is no other Negro to give accompany. He is saddened with his discrimination yet he poses himself as a proud, aloof man. He maintains his distance from others. But his aloofness is ultimately not by his choice, as it is enforced on him. This rejection eventually made him quiet aggressive that he does not let anyone to come into his room, although he is longing for companionship all the while. Desperate for friendship, he shares his feelings with Lennie. Steinbeck has provided a complete picture of Crooks' entire withdrawal into himself in this novel. Crooks' place is evident from the speech of
However his sympatric attitude is always with the exploited but in this novel he does not assume sides. He describes the beastly side of the parties, the landowners and more particularly the striking workers. As mentioned earlier many of Steinbeck's novels had glimpses from the personal suffering of the writer. In this case he has also drawn upon his own experience of the strike of 1936 in the country that led to disturbance and eventually dismantling of the union. The original purpose of Steinbeck's social protest is to stress upon the theme of survival and existence. In the novel it is the survival of all the laborers that is at stake; around nine hundred apple pickers. These individuals are used to a further extent by the owners of the land and big companies; they decrease their wages and drag them into poverty. The calls for reformation find a vent out in the words of an old apple picker Dan when he mentions: “It's anger," the old man cried. “That's what it is. You know when you're about to get fightin', crazy mad, you get a hot, sick, weak feelin' in your guts? Well, that's what it is. Only it ain't just in one man. It's like the whole …show more content…
However the theme of protest is integrated into narrative, the novel is more individual centered than the group yet the group's palpable existence is felt at the background of the novel. On the individual level the novel depicts the struggle of the misfit Lennie in a community that is so critical of persons like him: it is the struggle secure a place for him and George in their dream of a bright future wherein they will obtain a land and a house: it portrays the exploitation of these men and men like Crooks who are abused due to the colour of the skin. The Negro, Crooks in Of Mice and Men is victimized due to racial segregation. He lives in a tiny bunkhouse where no one pay him a visit, there is no other Negro to give accompany. He is saddened with his discrimination yet he poses himself as a proud, aloof man. He maintains his distance from others. But his aloofness is ultimately not by his choice, as it is enforced on him. This rejection eventually made him quiet aggressive that he does not let anyone to come into his room, although he is longing for companionship all the while. Desperate for friendship, he shares his feelings with Lennie. Steinbeck has provided a complete picture of Crooks' entire withdrawal into himself in this novel. Crooks' place is evident from the speech of