Analysis: Discrimination in Of Mice and Men
English Assessment of Mice and Men
DISCRIMINATION
Characters- Curley’s wife, crooks, Lennie and Candy.
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Topic sentences
Name Literary Devices
P.E.E.
Fathom (understand)
Mentally Impaired
Sagacious (being smart and understanding)
CURLEY’S WIFE QUOTES FOR DISCRIMINATION
“Jail Bate” George discriminates her beauty and gender because of the way she acts.
“She screamed” Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife to have been through some drama and terror which could suggest her reaction from discrimination.
As Steinbeck does not name Curley’s wife this is Steinbeck’s opinion that she is irrelevant, this is yet another example of discrimination in some form.
“Listen Nigger” this is an interesting quote that could suggest that Curley’s wife is discriminating Crooks, which is ironic because she is a victim of discrimination
CROOKS QUOTES FOR DISCRIMINATION
“Listen Nigger” this is a prime example of discrimination because of Crooks race
“Cause I’m Black” this is yet another example of Crooks being discriminated as he replies to Lennie asking why he’s not allowed in the bunkhouse.
“This is just a nigger talkin” here Steinbeck uses Crooks to show understanding the positives and negatives of being black e.g. no one will hold you for your actions.
“The boss gave the stable buck hell” and “stable bucks a nigger” these two quotations emphasises the theme of discrimination of Race and how the context relates to how people were treated. (Slavery)
“he woulda killed the nigger” here Candy is remembering a past memory but this is also links to the context of slavery. Here Steinbeck uses Foreshadowing as Curley’s wife dies later on in the novella.
The name “Crooks” is a name given to the stable buck by Steinbeck because of his back which his discrimination of race which is why Steinbeck does not reveal his name as Steinbeck has the opinion that he is irrelevant.
“Guys don’t come into a coloured man’s room” here Crooks explain to Lennie how he is a
DISCRIMINATION
Characters- Curley’s wife, crooks, Lennie and Candy.
Link To context
Topic sentences
Name Literary Devices
P.E.E.
Fathom (understand)
Mentally Impaired
Sagacious (being smart and understanding)
CURLEY’S WIFE QUOTES FOR DISCRIMINATION
“Jail Bate” George discriminates her beauty and gender because of the way she acts.
“She screamed” Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife to have been through some drama and terror which could suggest her reaction from discrimination.
As Steinbeck does not name Curley’s wife this is Steinbeck’s opinion that she is irrelevant, this is yet another example of discrimination in some form.
“Listen Nigger” this is an interesting quote that could suggest that Curley’s wife is discriminating Crooks, which is ironic because she is a victim of discrimination
CROOKS QUOTES FOR DISCRIMINATION
“Listen Nigger” this is a prime example of discrimination because of Crooks race
“Cause I’m Black” this is yet another example of Crooks being discriminated as he replies to Lennie asking why he’s not allowed in the bunkhouse.
“This is just a nigger talkin” here Steinbeck uses Crooks to show understanding the positives and negatives of being black e.g. no one will hold you for your actions.
“The boss gave the stable buck hell” and “stable bucks a nigger” these two quotations emphasises the theme of discrimination of Race and how the context relates to how people were treated. (Slavery)
“he woulda killed the nigger” here Candy is remembering a past memory but this is also links to the context of slavery. Here Steinbeck uses Foreshadowing as Curley’s wife dies later on in the novella.
The name “Crooks” is a name given to the stable buck by Steinbeck because of his back which his discrimination of race which is why Steinbeck does not reveal his name as Steinbeck has the opinion that he is irrelevant.
“Guys don’t come into a coloured man’s room” here Crooks explain to Lennie how he is a