“Listen to me, you crazy bastard,” “Don't you even take a look at the bitch.In the book “Mice and Men” People in the story uses mean phrases and words to use against people that are not the same as them or that does not look like them.In the quote, it shines light on how people treat each other during the book and on how they act when they are near each other.In John Steinbeck's Novel Of Mice and Men, the author illustrates that people discriminate against one another because they want to feel better about themselves and to gain self-pride. People discriminate because they are insecure about themselves. What this means is that people are not truth to themselves, so they have to reform in bullying and discriminating each other. So when Candy …show more content…
Since Crook is not the same skin color as them, they bring him down because he is a black man and is different from them. For example “Little skinner name of Smitty took after the nigger. Done pretty good, too. The guys wouldn't let him use his feet, so the nigger got him. If he coulda used his feet, Smitty says he woulda killed the nigger.”(Steinback 14) They said Smitty would kill that “nigger” if he could've of walk because he was black and wasn't the same as him, he uses the term nigger to denounce him in a way that is racist and is wrong to say to a person, and it is not right at all. Certainly they still use this term more often in the book, “George patted a wrinkle out of his bed and sat down. “Give the stable buck hell?” he asked. “Sure. Ya see the stable buck’s a nigger” “Nigger, huh?”(Steinback 12) George was surprised by the term nigger, which Candy used to describe a black person instead of calling him by his real name, which is downgrading and is plain racism. So they use nigger throughout the book to put down black people in a way that is hurtful, mean, and nobody ever corrects them when anybody says it on the farm or anywhere else in this …show more content…
Lennie wants to hang out with crooks, but he can't do it because he is black, that was the mindset back in the day it wasn't on whether they were smart or how they acted it was just on the color of their skin, that all they use is to base your character. Therefore, they had a barrier “you go on get outta my room. I haven't wanted in the bunk house, and you ain't wanted in my room. “Why ain't you wanted” Lennie asked “because I'm black.” (Steinbeck's 63) He isn't wanted because of his skin; he could be the nicest person ever but it doesn't matter it just matter of his skin, and this is just discriminating and is not meant for the U.S society. Although they continue to put the black race down for no reason “Ever’body An’ what am I doing? Standing here talking to a bunch of bindle stiffs----a nigger an’ a dum--dum and a lousy old’ sheep------an’ liking it because they ain't nobody else.” (Steinbeck 85) In this quote they were very discriminating and a lot of terms they used nigger, and a bunch of bindle stiffs these are all very racist terms that are used, and they were allowed to say it throughout the book which is a broadly used example for discriminating. So they used mean terms like it was just a normal or something that you would use on the daily basis, this book used very broad terms that should not come out of anybody
George and Lennie were lifelong friends and had varying personalities even from the start. Lennie thought about how his Aunt Clara said he should have been more like George. At the time when the story took place, the two men were travelling together, and had been for some time, working and then moving on to search for the next job they could find. They were like many other men in search for work, except it was rare for men to travel together. George felt a need to take care of Lennie because he was somewhat slow. George was an average man of the time. He was a good size, nice, but firm, and he had aspirations to be more than just a nomadic laborer. Lennie, on the other hand, had always been a little different. He was big, goofy, clumsy, but sweet. They were also both good workers. George was concerned with working and getting his money before they got into trouble and had to leave camp. Lennie was the one who normally started the trouble. He was a hard worker and lived to appease George, but he got distracted easily which angered George. George told about how they would own a house and a farm together and work for themselves. Lennie loved to hear the story and think about the possibilities, even though nobody knew if any of it was a possibility. George and Lennie's differences in part led to George's inclination to kill Lennie. Despite their dissimilarity, the two men needed each other probably more than they realized.
This passage comes from the fourth chapter in Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. George and the other workers are “gone into town” (69). Lennie, Crooks and Candy are the only men remaining on the ranch. This excerpt characterizes Crooks and promotes the themes of loneliness and dreams. In addition, this passage characterizes Lennie and reinforces the theme of companionship.
Mark Twain best described courage when he said that, “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear” (Twain). Both in The One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey and Watership Down by Richard Adams, the authors deal with the topic of courage and each share a similar view on it as this quote. Indeed, both authors suggest that courage is not accumulated simply by acts of heroism, but rather by overcoming fears and speaking one’s mind as well. These books are very similar in the way that bravery is displayed through the characters in an uncommon way. Firstly, an example of bravery
Back in the time period of To Kill A Mockingbird, blacks were referred to as “niggers”, and blamed for most things, even when they were innocent. An example of this is when a character named Nathan Radley hears someone in his cabbage patches. He shot his gun in the air and when people asked what happen, he automatically told them it was a “nigger”.
First and foremost, Crooks is a person who gets treated with discrimination, much more than anyone else. Simply because he is black and has a crooked back, from which he received his name from. People continuously treat him horribly, one person being Curley’s Wife. “Well you keep your place then, Nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even
John Steinbeck’s portrayal of George and Lennie serve to describe and criticize the misjudgment and mistrust of the rejects of society. Understanding builds trust, a fundamental component of a harmonious society. In this global age, trusts and judgments are more important than ever. Steinbeck’s timeless message made Of Mice and Men a true classical novella.
In Of mice and men there are a few characters that act like they are from the city and some that work for a living which represents the lower classes. This element can be found when Lennie and George are working, when the boss is demanding the workers to work, and when the men won’t let Crooks join in “‘Why ain’t you wanted? Lennie asked ‘cause I’m black. They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black’”(Steinbeck,1937,p68). This quote shows how the lower class you are in the condition of how you are treated is degrading to self-esteem and the segregation of whites and blacks.
The diction Wright applies is very serious because “ black son of a bitch!” (Wright 31) is seen throughout the novel and shows what most African-Americans were called by white southerners and were treated bad because they were different from the white men. This diction adds to the novel because it makes the reader feel sympathy towards the African-Americans in society after the civil war. The diction he uses helps develop the theme of racism because it emphasizes how a white southerner might talk to an African-American in everyday society. Wright has most of the white people calling African- Americans “ son of a bitch niggers!” (Wright 52) because during the period,in which it was set in, many African-Americans were being discriminated by others. They were also being blamed for robberies and shootings because white southerners used them as an escape goat, which could be considered racism.For some slaves it was “we jus as waal git killed fightin as t git killed doin nothing” (Wright 163) because they were blamed for simple things or serious things like a revolt against a plantation. Most southerners tracked down their missing slave and would “put a rope around
Crooks deserves the reader’s sympathy because he is African American, for which he has been treated poorly his entire life. In chapter two, the way he is introduced as “the stable buck’s a n**ger”, sets a negative tone as for how the character is treated by others.(20) Although according to
For instance, Steinbeck mentions, “Ya see the stable buck's a nigger...Got a crooked back where a horse kicked him” (Steinbeck 15-17). Throughout the novel, the farmhands exclude Crooks from everything and seclude him to live alone because of his skin color and physical disadvantage which results to his struggles of loneliness and racial discrimination. Racial prejudice causes those who have a different skin color to become outcasts and viewed as less and unimportant. In addition, Steinbeck includes George's statement, “That mouse ain’t fresh, Lennie; and besides, you’ve broke it pettin’ it” which indicates Lennie’s struggles such as not realizing his own strength and depending on George (Steinbeck 76). Although the farm workers racially accept Lennie, his innocence and mental challenges isolates him from the others because they do not understand his differences which causes the workers to view him as uneducated and child like. Understanding someone's disability may create a better interpretation of their lack of independence and behavior in which may help with the strengths and
Social status is one of the common themes in Of Mice and Men, it is explored through characters of difference social status and racial backgrounds. Steinbeck uses the characters of Crook and Curley’s wife to demonstrate how social status and racial background impacts the chance of success in the world. The period which the book was composed influence the context and the message being communicated by Steinbeck. During the Great Depression a black is not consider much of a person because of the period and social perspectives. An example of social order is when Crook submits when his life is threatened by Curley’s wife; “Listen nigger… I could get you strung… so easy it ain’t even funny.”(Steinbeck J. 1937, page 91). Curley’s wife remains him
Lennie to take care of. The next day George convinces the farm boss to hire
"Yes sir. Jesus, we had fun. They let the nigger come in that night. Little skinner name of Smitty took after the nigger. Done pretty good, too. The guys wouldn't let him use his feet, so the nigger got him. If he coulda used his feet, Smitty says he woulda killed the nigger. The guys said on account of the nigger's got a crooked back, Smitty can't use his feet."(Steinbeck 20). Steinbeck used “nigger” to describe an African American. But, there are plenty words to describe how African Americans were treated in the early 1930’s. Schools cannot accept the disrespectful word that describes African Americans and let the students to read this book. The idea that John Setinbeck thought about women was also disgraceful and blasphemous. George, when he saw Curley’s wife for the first time, he told Lennie, “Don’t you even take a look at that bitch. I don’t care what she says and what she does. I seen’em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her. You leave her be”(Steinbeck 32). George judges her even though he didn’t know Curly’s wife. The way John Steinbeck used Curley’s wife in this book reveals Steinbeck’s perspective on women in general. His point of views toward the woman was that women should be in lower position than a man The way Steinbeck described racism and segregation in the early 1930’s was creative and unique , but the description of these subjects were unsuitable and ignorant toward African American and
The racial discrimination was one of the aspects of the discrimination in this story. Consequently, Crooks had to battle with various difficulties and conflicts, which prevented him from reaching his full potential. The ranch hands did not let Crooks live, eat, and play with them because his skin colour was different. It led to the conflict between him and Lennie. "Why ain't you wanted?" Lennie asked. "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, you all of you stink to me.” (Steinbeck, 68). In this conversation between Lennie and African - American stable buck Crooks, Crooks explains why he could not accepted to play cards together with other ranch hands. The fact that other ranch hands discriminate Crooks because of his skin colour is one of the important examples that prove social belief that race was one factor to determine a person’s value in Depression era. Crooks was isolated. This isolation prevented Crooks ...
Racial discrimination has been around for a long time, judging people for the color of their skin. Crooks is affected by this because he is black. Blacks in that time were thought as lesser than the white people. The racial discrimination affects Crooks' life in only negative ways. He is plagued by loneliness because of the color of his skin. His lack of company drives him crazy. Only when Lennie comes in to his room does he feel less lonely. He talked of his loneliness using a hypothetical scenario of George leaving Lennie. Crooks' responds to this discrimination by staying in his barn and being secluded. He doesn't want anyone to be in there but deep down he does so he can have some company. He isn't wanted in the bunk house or to play cards with the others because he is black. This effected the story by letting people walk all over him, letting them think they can do whatever they want, and ultimately making the people think they have a lot of power when really they do not.