Inequality In 'Of Mice And Men'

Sebastian Rodriguez
Ms. Roland
English 9H
28 March 2023
Inequality

Have you ever seen someone get treated unfairly? In the stories Mice and men, The Chrysanthemums, and Tularecito we see the meaning of inequality being shown. In mice of men, we see inequality based on color/disabilities (crooks lennie), in “ The Chrysanthemums” we see inequality based on gender (Elisa), and finally in Tularecito they show inequality because he is “different” (Tularecito). Inequality can cause very negative results in people such as depression and loneliness. The inequality of color and disabilities. In the story of mice and men crook states “‘ Cause I’m black. They play cards in there but I can’t play because I’m black’”(of mice and men 68). In this part of the story, crooks is expressing his feelings on how he feels about the people not letting him play cards because of his skin color. “‘Curly likes a lot of little guys he hates big guys”’(of mice and men 26). This was an important showing of inequality because slim is talking about Curley and how he likes to pick on people who are different from him he would also pick on Lennie because he had a disability and did not act like

I’m the text it states “‘ It must be nice, “it must be very nice. I wish women could do such things” It ain’t the right kind of life for a woman”’(of chrysanthemums 5). In this area of the story, Elisa is admiring the man’s lifestyle but he says that it isn’t the right way for a woman to live as if the woman had a certain way to live. Another part of the story states “‘ Do any women ever go to the fights?” Oh sure some what’s the matter Elisa do you want to go I don’t like you’ll like it but I’ll take you if you really wanna go”’( of chrysanthemums 7). In this section, Elisa is asking about the fights but when she asks the man is weirded out by her asking because women are not usually interested in things like this. These are examples of inequality in