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Theme Of Sexism In Of Mice And Men

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One way writers get readers to understand their points is by use of symbols. The author John Steinbeck in his book Of Mice and Men used two characters, Curley’s wife and Crook to symbolise sexism and racism. In the story one of the workers at the ranch is called Curley and he has a wife. In the novel she is always called by Curley’s wife and we never know her name. “ Looking in was Curley’s wife” (87) The fact that Curley’s wife is never called by a name but always by Curley’s wife means that at the time people didn’t care much about women's, there was sexism towards women. John Steinbeck never gave her a name in the story, to show us that she was treated like she was worthless and unimportant. Furthermore, Crook in the novel is a black worker,
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