The Banning Of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

Banned Of Mice And Men

What is the standard for an educational book and an unacceptable book? Educational books should contain an interesting plot, especially using by appropriate words. Of Mice and Men, one of the most profound fiction stories written by John Steinbeck, has been remonstrated by many schools. This book includes realistic characters and an interesting plot. However, this book should be crossed out from the list of novels students read at school. Steinbeck used too much profanity and dialect that is negatively effective, incorporated euthanasia. irrespective way of describing racism and the segregation between men and women.
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novels should include vocabulary and grammars to improve student’s writing skills. Of Mice and Men is enclosed with mostly curse and dialect English that obstruct scholars from education. “You crazy son -of-a-bitch. you keep me in hot water all the time”(Steinbeck 11). After I finished this book, I felt extremely uncomfortable and displeased. Since profanities are unforgettable, readers might think it is fine to use those words when they speak. John Steinbeck also used dialect English that confused readers while they are reading. “ They tol’ me and tol’ me you wasn’t. I di’n’t know you’d get killed so easy”(Steinbeck 86). Students who don’t speak English as their first language, can get easily confused and struggle with grammar and spelling. Scholars who need to learn more English than other native speaker might learn grammars and spellings incorrectly by this book. Even though John Steinbeck tried to show more realistic ways how people talked, it is not suitable for education in school.
Euthanasia is another reason why Of Mice and Men should be banned from schools. In some places today, euthanasia is legal, but it was illegal in 1930’s. “Look, Candy. This ol’ dog jus’ suffers hisself all the time. If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head-” Carlson leaned over and pointed,”-right there, why he’d never know what hit him”(Steinbeck45). This quote directly reveals euthanasia, and still many states are uncomfortable with the concept of this idea. Also, many people started to think again about an idea of euthanasia, but still it was illegal at that time. After Lennie killed Curley’s wife without murderous intentions, George, decided to stop Lennie before he causes more trouble. “He pulled the trigger. The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again. Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering”(Steinbeck 106). There were several chances to stop Lennie from killing animals accidently. However, he said he was never mad at Lennie. There were plenty ways to avoid this conflict, but George’s final decision was to kill Lennie. Euthanasia in this book is violent but it is intended to be nonviolent in our life. These actions were excessively brutal and atrocious that were quite inappropriate for students to read in their school.
The final reason that this book should be banned as a school novel is the way that Steinbeck described the racial situation and the segregation between men and women.

"Yes sir. Jesus, we had fun. They let the nigger come in that night. Little skinner name of Smitty took after the nigger. Done pretty good, too. The guys wouldn't let him use his feet, so the nigger got him. If he coulda used his feet, Smitty says he woulda killed the nigger. The guys said on account of the nigger's got a crooked back, Smitty can't use his feet."(Steinbeck 20). Steinbeck used “nigger” to describe an African American. But, there are plenty words to describe how African Americans were treated in the early 1930’s. Schools cannot accept the disrespectful word that describes African Americans and let the students to read this book. The idea that John Setinbeck thought about women was also disgraceful and blasphemous. George, when he saw Curley’s wife for the first time, he told Lennie, “Don’t you even take a look at that bitch. I don’t care what she says and what she does. I seen’em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her. You leave her be”(Steinbeck 32). George judges her even though he didn’t know Curly’s wife. The way John Steinbeck used Curley’s wife in this book reveals Steinbeck’s perspective on women in general. His point of views toward the woman was that women should be in lower position than a man The way Steinbeck described racism and segregation in the early 1930’s was creative and unique , but the description of these subjects were unsuitable and ignorant toward African American and

women.
To sum up, Of Mice and Men is realistic and it contains inventive plot. But this book is not appropriate and educational for the school novel. I would recommend this book for students who really want to know the practical way that people treated and spoke in early 1930’s. But still, I believe this book should be crossed out from the list of school novels. The language and dialect English chosen in Steinbeck’s book obstructed student’s learning process. Steinbeck also wrote vicious euthanasia that is not violent in our real society. Impolite and disrespectful way to describe racism and segregation between men and woman was one of the biggest reason that Of Mice and Man should banned from schools.