Of Mice And Men Literary Analysis Essay

Literary Analysis
Sometimes people can be unfair and treat people unequally. Whether you are a boy or a girl people may find ways to treat that with disrespect. You may be called degrading names or given dirty looks from someone across the room when your gender should not have anything to do with how others act around you.This shows through in Of Mice and Men with one certain character. In Of Mice and Men the male characters should realize that gender does not define how one should be treated.
Gender or any other traits should not define how others should treat you. “Why can’t I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely..” Lennie said “well, I ain’t supposed to talk to you or nothing.” (86). Curley’s wife is talking to Lennie in the barn about how she is treated

You will also be the topic of conversation. Such as this occurrence between Slim and George “Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain’t no place for a girl, specially like her.” (51). Slim and George were playing cards and talking when the conversation went to Curley and his personality then as always goes to his wife and how she does not belong on a ranch like there own. They always seem to end up talking about her, but if they don’t talk to her or interact with her, why do they feel the need to talk about her all the time. Also, if they don’t like her, why keep talking about her instead of leaving her alone.
In the story, Of mice and men, the men choose not to be friends with someone because of the way she dresses. Gender does not define how one should be treated. You should not be treated differently due to your gender. If you are given a dirty look or called a degrading name and show them that you love how you are and gender doesn’t define anything about you. Whether you are a boy or a girl, your gender does not define anything about