Prejudice in Of Mice and Men

             Prejudice in "Of Mice and Men"
             In the past and present there have been many divisions of people
             for many reasons. Examples of this prejudice include discrimination
             against women who wanted equal rights, including the right to vote. It
             also includes discrimination against African Americans and believe it
             or not, the Elderly. In John Steinbeck's Novel " Of Mice and Men"
             there is prejudice on many levels including gender, race, and age.
             Both in the real world and in Steinbeck's novel, women were
             treated as if they are a minute part of society. Curley treats his wife
             like she is simply an object. An example of this is when he tells her to
             go inside their house very pugnaciously. This shows his lack of respect
             for her. In his novel Steinbeck shows that throughout history women
             have been discriminated against. Curley's wife is an example of this
             Many people throughout the years have discriminated against
             individuals because of their race. In "Of Mice and Men", Crooks
             represents the prejudice against African Americans. In one part of the
             book Crooks is "Given Hell" because George and Lennie were late to
             work. Then Candy said " Sure. Ya see the stable buck's a nigger."
             Crooks is " Given Hell" for the simple fact that he is black.
             He is also called a "nigger" which is both disrespectful and degrading
             to African Americans. Crooks speaks much about being alone and then
             he remarks that the only thing to keep him company when it becomes
             dark are books. " Books ain't no good. A guy needs somebody – to
             be near him." This statement represents Crook's deep loneliness
             because the difference in his skin color from the others.
             One Last example of prejudice in this novel are the attitudes of
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