Discrimination is not just based on skin color, but also on age and gender. In Of Mice and Men many characters were discriminated like Crooks. Crooks is an old black man who lives in the stable bunk, while all the other ranch hands were together. Also, Curley’s wife is discriminated because she is the only woman on the ranch and her husband cheats on her.
At the beginning of the story Candy gets discriminated because of his dog smelling the place up and his dogs age. Candy also, is discriminated because of his old age Finally, Lennie is another character that gets singled out because he acts like a young child that cannot remember anything.
One character in Of Mice and Men that gets discriminated is Crooks because of his race. In this period …show more content…
The men at the farm don’t like the dog any more because it’s useless. “Why'n't you get Candy to shoot his old dog” (Steinbeck 17) This makes Candy believe that his dog is useless. Candy’s dog later gets shot by Carlson. Candy regrets not shooting because he has been with his dog through everything, and he says he should have been there when it died. Candy may be old and useless but, he’s a human being and no one has the right to kill another no matter how old they are. They always think he’s unable to do things because he’s old, even though he can do it, “I lost my hand right here on this ranch. That's why they give me a job swampin'.” (Steinbeck 29) Throughout the book Candy does not really talk to people, because he’s rejected by others, just like …show more content…
Candy later ask Lennie and George to become apart of there dream, because he has nothing else to do. He brings up, that he has saved a lot of money and can help pay for the land that they want to buy. Finally, the last person that gets discriminated in the novel Of Mice and Men is Lennie. Lennie is discriminated because he has a mental disability, and he is not very intelligent. George told the boss of the ranch that Lennie was a very hard worker and could do anything you told him to do, but was not very intelligent. All the men at the ranch make fun of George and Lennie because they travel and go to different ranches together. They do this because Lennie’s Aunt Clara died and he could not live on his own so George helped him.
Today people get discriminated in many of the same ways as in the 1930s, not only skin, but also age and gender. One person who was discriminated was Crooks because he was the only black man on the ranch and they made him sleep in the barn. Also, Curley’s wife was discriminated because she is the only female on the ranch and Curley is never home because he is cheating on her. Another person discriminated in Of Mice and Men is Candy for two reasons. One reason is because his dog really smelled and was old and could not eat because it had no teeth. Another reason is because Candy is very old and cannot do very much work on the ranch. Finally, Lennie is also discriminated because he is mentally challenged and he acts like a young
At the beginning of the story Candy gets discriminated because of his dog smelling the place up and his dogs age. Candy also, is discriminated because of his old age Finally, Lennie is another character that gets singled out because he acts like a young child that cannot remember anything.
One character in Of Mice and Men that gets discriminated is Crooks because of his race. In this period …show more content…
The men at the farm don’t like the dog any more because it’s useless. “Why'n't you get Candy to shoot his old dog” (Steinbeck 17) This makes Candy believe that his dog is useless. Candy’s dog later gets shot by Carlson. Candy regrets not shooting because he has been with his dog through everything, and he says he should have been there when it died. Candy may be old and useless but, he’s a human being and no one has the right to kill another no matter how old they are. They always think he’s unable to do things because he’s old, even though he can do it, “I lost my hand right here on this ranch. That's why they give me a job swampin'.” (Steinbeck 29) Throughout the book Candy does not really talk to people, because he’s rejected by others, just like …show more content…
Candy later ask Lennie and George to become apart of there dream, because he has nothing else to do. He brings up, that he has saved a lot of money and can help pay for the land that they want to buy. Finally, the last person that gets discriminated in the novel Of Mice and Men is Lennie. Lennie is discriminated because he has a mental disability, and he is not very intelligent. George told the boss of the ranch that Lennie was a very hard worker and could do anything you told him to do, but was not very intelligent. All the men at the ranch make fun of George and Lennie because they travel and go to different ranches together. They do this because Lennie’s Aunt Clara died and he could not live on his own so George helped him.
Today people get discriminated in many of the same ways as in the 1930s, not only skin, but also age and gender. One person who was discriminated was Crooks because he was the only black man on the ranch and they made him sleep in the barn. Also, Curley’s wife was discriminated because she is the only female on the ranch and Curley is never home because he is cheating on her. Another person discriminated in Of Mice and Men is Candy for two reasons. One reason is because his dog really smelled and was old and could not eat because it had no teeth. Another reason is because Candy is very old and cannot do very much work on the ranch. Finally, Lennie is also discriminated because he is mentally challenged and he acts like a young