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Discrimination In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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In the book Of Mice and Men, the story is taken place during the time of the Great Depression. During this time there is a lot of discrimination. John Steinbeck shows discrimination and how it affects the characters. Lennie, Crooks, and Curley's wife are some characters that get discriminated for their mental-health, race, and their gender. Discrimination is shown negatively throughout the story. First, Lennie is one of the main characters that get discriminated. Because he has a mental-health that makes him slow, the other migrant workers don't treat him the same. George is Lennie’s friend that has been looking out for him since his aunt died, and he treats him differently because of his mental-health. ¨So you forgot that awready, did you? I gotta tell you again do I? Jesus Christ, you're a crazy bastard¨ (4). Lennie’s mental-health makes him not remember certain details and ideas. Later on in the story everyone leaves the farm to go to a bar except Lennie, Crooks, Candy, and Curley’s wife. “‘Well he seen this girl in a red dress. Dumb bastard like he is, wants to feel it. So he reaches out to feel this red dress an’ the girl lets out a squawk, and that gets Lennie all mixed up, and he holds on ‘cause that’s the only thing he can think to do. Well, this girl squawks and …show more content…

Because Curley’s wife is a girl, everyone on the ranch doesn’t like her. “What kinda harm am i doin’ to you? Seems like they ain’t none of them cares how I gotta live. I tell you I ain’t used to livin’ like this. I coulda made somethin’ of myself” (88). The guys on the ranch call her a tart because they think she’s flirting with them when all she wants is to talk to someone because she’s lonely. “Well I ain’t giving you no trouble. Think I don't like to talk to somebody ever’ once in a while? Think I like to stick in that house alla time?” (77). Curley and his wife spend most of their time looking for eachother, and they never find each

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