Prejudice In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Have mutual relationships with other people; don’t traverse life by yourself. In Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie showed that being with another person can help. Without George, Lennie would have been lost, and without Lennie, George would have been nearly helpless in a fight. Without one another, the two men wouldn’t have been able to accomplish as much. Marriage is a relationship that can be quite helpful in a few ways. Marriage can help people out financially. The cost of living can be lessened if the married couple lives in the same home. If you need a person to talk to or a helper to take you to the doctor, than relationships can be extremely helpful. This is why it is essential to have fulfilling relationships. Without them,

Prejudice is all around us. People are making judgments of large groups of people without getting to understand the group. This can really do a number on the confidence of the people in those groups as well as their peace of mind. Because certain people in a group discriminate, the people of the discriminated group might feel as if the entire group is discriminating against them. This kind of behavior can be seen in large cities where riots can break out because of discrimination. Not all of the police were involved in the brutal act, but people that are rioting are going against all of the police. In the book A Thousand Splendid Suns, prejudice is extremely prevalent in Kabul. After the Taliban take over the city, they put rules in place that are heavily prejudiced against women. Women were forced to be accompanied by men at all times. In court, two women were required to testify, while only one man was required. This was because a woman's testification was not considered as valuable as a man’s. In the book, one character, Mariam, is forced to kill her husband when he makes an attempt on the life of her and her his other wife. Because of this law, she is taken to court and executed, as the only witness was a woman. In another novel, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, prejudice in society lead to confusion amongst members of Henrietta’s family. Henrietta Lacks was discriminated against directly, but because she was African American during the time of segregation, she was forced to go to Hopkins hospital because it was one of the only ones in the area that accepted African Americans. Hopkins took cell tissues from cervical cancer patients, and Henrietta was no exception. They took her tissue and experimented on it. Her cells turned out to be invaluable to scientific research. People ended up making millions off the cells, while her family ended up