A Portrait of Racism
Chapter 4 in Of Mice and Man, paints a very realistic portrait of racism in the 1930s. Discuss at least two ways in which racism is explored in this chapter. Include quotes and your own analysis of key moments in this chapter that clearly demonstrate the racism that existed in the American 1930s. What do readers understand about racism as a result of reading this chapter?
In chapter 4 their are many signs of racism. For example,on page 68 middle paragraph crook states"'Cause I'm black. They play cards in there,but I can`t play because I'm black. They say i stink".Another great example is on page 70 the bottom of the page where crook is saying" If I say something, why it`s just a nigger sayin it .In these sentences crook is being aggressive because he is upset that they wont let him do things with them and get the respect that he deserves because of race. the readers understand thadst racism towar the blacks in the 1930`s was a big thing.http://find.galegroup.com/gic/infomark.do?&contentSet=EBKS&idigest=fb720fd31d9036c1ed2d1f3a0500fcc2&type=retrieve&tabID=T001&prodId=GIC&docId=CX2831400031&source=gale&userGroupName=itsbtrial&version=1.0#sra_article_col1
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