Survival In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

natural selection
Steinbeck portrays survival of the fittest in his Novela ,Of Mice and Men, due to the scarcity of resources on the farm only the best equipped for survival will survive, if they can't adapt they are weeded out and have bare minimum for survival or end up dead.
Slim's smallest puppies were destined for death due to the lack of resources. The mother could not feed them all. Slim naturally choose to keep the biggest because they were bested equipped for survival. The big and strong were presumed to be the most productive for work“‘Nine of ‘em. I drowned four of ‘em right off. She couldn’t feed that many”’(35). Death is a direct result of the natural selection for the runt’s. The societal norm was to get rid of anything that

He was the only black person on the farm, in the racially oppressive 1930s. He became merely an object of labor that had the bare minimum for survival. His mental capabilities never gets noticed “‘if I say something, why it’s just a nigger saying it’” (70). His physical appearance outweighs any of his actions or words.When resources are low Minorities are destined for failure because they are the easiest thing for the majority to have power over. Similar to Crooks, Curley's wife was not a fit member of society. She was viewed as a tramp due to her lust for attention. The men would avoid all contact from the fear of what Curley the boss’ son would do if they fell into temptation with her. Stienbeck clarifys her place on the socil latter when Curlys wife says “‘They left all the weak ones here”’ ( 77).
Curley's wife states how the weak characters Lennie, Crooks, and herself are excluded from the trip into town because of their disabilities or social standing. Steinbeck also portrays her lack of importance by not giving her a name. He refers to her as Curley's wife throughout the book this shows that she is seen as an object owned by Curly. She is so attention seeking because she urins for an