Isolation In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, isolation makes characters act with hesitation and with different intentions. The first example I found in the book was on page 68, John Steinbeck writes, “ They play cards in there, but I can’t play because I’m black” (68). This quote is said by the character crooks. Basically, John Steinbeck is saying crooks can’t hang out or be around with any other of his co-workers because he is African-American. The purpose of this quote is to display that crooks is isolated from his other co-workers. Also the dialect in which the quote is used shows that crooks feels left out and he also tries to avoid his fellow co-workers because they treat him with disrespect. In today's world racism still exists, in

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