The Banning Of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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Banned Of Mice And Men What is the standard for an educational book and an unacceptable book? Educational books should contain an interesting plot, especially using by appropriate words. Of Mice and Men, one of the most profound fiction stories written by John Steinbeck, has been remonstrated by many schools. This book includes realistic characters and an interesting plot. However, this book should be crossed out from the list of novels students read at school. Steinbeck used too much profanity and dialect that is negatively effective, incorporated euthanasia. irrespective way of describing racism and the segregation between men and women. School …show more content…

"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

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