Hatred Of Women In Of Mice And Men

John Steinbeck, author of, “ The Harvest Gypsies,” writes, “This hatred of the stranger occurs in the whole range of human history, from the most primitive village form to our own highly organized industrial farming.” It could be argued that throughout history, stubborn white men have proven to be weak. They have been perceived to bring down other people, in order for their feelings to be validated and appear powerful. We can explore this through the environmental and political lens in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, and why these weak men hate the “stranger,” who is the female role in this classic novella. Not only were women not allowed to vote until the 1920s per The Nineteenth Amendment, but it wasn’t until 1973 that the US Supreme Court

She is left out and called vulgar names because she isn’t the stereotypical “housewife,” because of the fact that she wants to be sociable and wants more for herself than to cook and clean for an abusive, emotionally detached husband. George, Slim, and Candy all hold a dismantled judgment against her, without even knowing her. George exaggerated, “I seen ‘em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her,” before even speaking a word to her (Steinbeck 32). She remained unnamed, other than addressed by “Curley’s wife,” and was constantly disrespected, Steinbeck uses a character like Curley’s wife, the female temptress archetype, to tear down the men through the influence she had on

Not only were women recycling and sewing to do their part in helping the USA win World War II, but large numbers of women were also helping to build aircraft and create bombs. Going from complete discrimination in the 1930s to now even having female political leaders in today's world would have driven the haters into complete disbelief. Females have undeniably struggled to earn respect in the world. Feminists celebrate the significantly increased number of women in politics, but women are still underrepresented in executive and legislative positions (“Feminism”). Society bases women on the belief that one gender is superior to the other. This gender has experienced growth not only through politics but through their home lives and simple everyday choices as well. Steinbeck uses Curley’s wife to represent the women during this time, opening up a window to see the dramatic growth the race has made. It is now normal for women to work, own businesses, wear clothes other than dresses, and for women to achieve their dreams. Curley’s wife would be proud to see how far her gender has worked its way up through society. It is important to acknowledge this unequal treatment and learn about the past, so history will not repeat