Theme Of Discrimination In Of Mice And Men

Discrimination happens to be exhibited in many different ways and can be portrayed in all sorts of settings. Some of the reasons people discriminate are because the other person has mental or physical disabilities, women, the elderly, and people of different ethnicities. This is unfair to the people who are being discriminated, for the fact that they often did nothing to provoke this negative feedback. Living with disabilities would be rough because you have to cope with your disability and then deal with your peers making fun of you. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses the theme of discrimination throughout the book to illustrate the injustices inflicted upon three specific characters. First of all, the character Lennie had to live with discrimination up until the day he died, for he had mental disabilities. However,
She was not allowed to do anything but stay at home, just because of the fact that she was a woman. Curley’s wife decides since she is discriminated by the other ranch workers, she will discriminate a black man who has previously been discriminated. “Listen, Nigger," she said. "You know what I can do to you if you open your trap?" Curley's wife doesn't feel any solidarity with Crooks: she just sees him as the one guy she can pick on instead of try to pick up. Finally, the character Crooks probably coped with the most discrimination out of any character in Of Mice and Men. Crooks was a black man and just for that reason was he treated like something other than a human being. Sadly enough, the only thing worse than being woman on that ranch was being a black person. "…You go on get outta my room. I ain’t wanted in the bunk house, and you ain’t wanted in my room." "Why ain’t you wanted?" Lennie asked. "’Cause I’m black…" Lennie can not fathom discrimination, and poor Crooks is not allowed to leave his room or converse with people in his