Similarities Between Of Mice And Men And Still I Rise

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How ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck and ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou present Racism and Discrimination on the black society, also how the writers present their ideas on the topic and their thoughts on the subject. John Steinbeck presents ‘Of Mice and Men’ is speaking from the third person, speaking as if he was looking onto the farm and describing the acts, events taking place on the ranch and how the characters discriminate against others in comparison to this Maya Angelou presents ‘Still I Rise’ is speaking from the first person, speaking from experience and the acts that happened to her describing the stereotypical views that were depicted on the black society in the 1970’s. The audience of ‘Of Mice and Men’ is wide and diverse. …show more content…

This means that Crooks has to be defensive when people speak to him this is shown when he says sharply “You got no right to come in my room. This here’s my room. Nobody got any right in here but me”. This line of text presents Crooks as being uptight and defensive but also someone who knows their rights and where he can and can’t go. The idea of segregation is supported by this quote because he telling lennie to leave his room, later on crooks says “I ain't wanted in the bunkhouse, and you ain't wanted in my room” segregation is clearly shown here by Crooks saying their is a boundary which no-one should cross except him and he won't go in the bunkhouse. How Crooks says “you ain't wanted in my room” shows he is very defencive when it comes to white people coming into his shed because that is a place where he feels safe and won't be discriminated …show more content…

This shows that Crooks has experienced a lot of physical trauma throughout his life picking up scars along the way. While the crooked back could of happened on the ranch it could also be a reference to the slave trade and how the black people would put in a ‘Back-Breaking effort’. This could mean that Crooks put so much effort and work in his earlier life that it took a toll on his body in later life. Following on from this Crooks has had a lot mental pain leading him to be mentally broken, this is primarily because of how much time he is spent on his own, this is could have been presented when Steinbeck uses the quotation “a tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California civil code for 1905”. This could be a reflection of Crooks as a character, meaning he has an abundance of knowledge and experience which he would have accumulated throughout his life but at the same time, his experiences has been used so much it has taken a toll on him; leading him to being ‘mauled’ both physically and

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