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Examples Of Alienation In Of Mice And Men

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Lauren Holland Mr. Mac English 9 OMM Essay In the novel Of Mice and Men two men travel together and attempt to find work in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. Many did not have friends at the time and would all try to keep out of trouble by minding their own business. At the time there were many issues involving people being racist, prejudice and more. In the novel many characters would suffer from alienation due to race, disability and gender. To start off, some are alienated from others because of race. Due to the time the story was written people were very racist and prejudice. An example of this would be crooks who is separated because he is black. In the story Crooks states how he is not wanted, excluded from others and through his tone and expression you can tell how it angers him. On page 68 Lennie asked “ Why ain’t you wanted?”, Crooks responded “ ‘cause I’m black. They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black. They say I stink. Well, I tell you, all of you stink to me.” This quote directly tells that Crooks is alienated due to his race by saying he isn’t allowed in the bunkhouse. …show more content…

Throughout the story Lennie experiences this from other workers on the ranch pointing out or picking on him for not being the brightest one. On page 26 when Curley first met him he said “Well, nex’ time you answer when you’re spoke to.” When this happened Curley was probably very weary of Lennie because he was so big but noticed Lennie’s disability and took advantage of that. Another example is when they first met the boss on page 21 and 22 when the boss said “He ain’t much of a talker, is he?”. This quote shows how people point out how he doesn’t talk much and can be slow when he

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