Discrimination In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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Throughout the novel, Of Mice and Men, there are several characters that have to face some type of discriminations because they are different from the rest of the camp workers. One of the prejudices that occur in this novel is sexism. Sexual prejudice is when a person is judged on their gender or how the person behaves. Men and women can both experience sexism but it mainly occurs with women, especially during the mid-1930s. During this time period, the Great Depression began and people were looking for jobs like in the novel, Of Mice and Men. Women were also part of them but they didn’t get any jobs due to gender. Several labor camps were set up and in most them only men attended. In the novel, the boss’s daughter-in-law has to face sexual