Grade Received on Report: 96% In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses stereotypes and discrimination to convey a message of how the characters feel. A lot of the stereotypes and clicks are just common beliefs of the times, but a few are situational. To quote a quite distinguished reader, “Characters are trapped- either by what others think of them, or by their situation.” A lot of the characters feelings about themselves and what others think of them will lead to loneliness. Crooks is a character who is mistreated in many ways because he is black. Crooks is the stable buck of the barn. Its not certain whether Crooks is his name, or his nickname, but we know he got kicked in the back by a horse and had a crooked back ever since.
Nevertheless he gets yelled at by the boss every time somethings wrong. ” The boss gives him hell when hes mad. But the stable buck dont give a damn about that, ” says Candy, p. 32. Crooks also isnt allowed in the bunk houses because people say he stinks. Crooks talks with Lennie in the book, “Crooks laughed again.
A guy can talk to you an be sure you wont go blab bin.” p. 78. This most likely makes Crooks feel not wanted at all, Which roots to loneliness. Lennie is not so much stereotyped, but rather trapped because of his size. Because Lennie is so big, Curley thinks he has to prove something by beating up Lennie. Lennie gets on Curleys bad side when he didnt do anything wrong.
Lennie is then forced to fight. ” I dont want no trouble, he said plaintively. Dont let him sock me, George. ” p.
The Essay on Guys In The Bunk Crooks Lennie Black
In John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men, he uses Crooks to express loneliness because his character is a perfect example of how it was to be a black man. Steinbeck uses Crooks to show his readers what it was like to be lonely. Crooks is the loneliest in the novel because he has no one to talk and he is black. Crooks was introduced to the novel as just a black stable buck. Before his character ...
32. This is not an everyday discrimination like racism. Its one of those circumstantial incidents that was described in quote in the introduction. This is an excellent example of how John Steinbeck uses extraordinary circumstances t create appeal and realism to the reader. Curleys wife is probably the most loathed on the ranch.
Because of the way she looks and acts, people think she is easy, or a “tart.” Jesus, what a tramp, he said. So thats what Curley picks for a wife. ” said George, p. 35. She just wants someone to talk to. Guys on the ranch dont like her because they think shell get them in trouble.
They make judgments without getting to know her first. Curley, her husband, doesnt trust her with the other ranch hands. She was just out of place on that ranch, And because of that, must have been a real lonely person with lonely feelings. George is stereotyped in a mild, but serious way. People think that because of the way he keeps Lennie out of trouble and travels with him, George is taking his pay from him.
” Say what you sellin Huh I said what stake you got in this guy You takin his pay away from him ” said the Boss in the beginning of the book, p. 25. This is another unusual stereotype. Because it seems like nothing, the reader doesnt get it unless they think about it. It sounds like no big deal at first, but to be called a liar and a cheat is a very heavy feeling to bear. Stereotypes make up a lot of this novel.
If someone took out the stereotypical statements, the symbolism and “the dream”, what theyd have left are page numbers.
