Choose 2 of the characters in Of Mice and Men and analyze each as an allegorical representation of a larger group in society.

Curley's wife: Curley's wife represents the unjust and oppressive way that women were treated in the 1930s. Curley's wife does not even have her name presented in history, which shows that women had their identities completely erased and linked only to the existence of their husbands. Furthermore, Curley's wife is not happy at the wedding, as she is treated with disrespect and cruelty, being completely ignored, without love and without being heard. This shows the situation of women trapped in unhappy and oppressive marriages.

Crooks: Represents how blacks and the disabled and how they were treated as inferior in whatever environment they got involved. Although Crooks is a worker, he is treated with disrespect and is the most underappreciated worker, because of his color, even though blacks are free. Crooks receives an unfair payment, receives nicknames and is constantly scolded. In addition, his disability aggravates this treatment, showing how the disabled were seen as useless.

Explanation:

"Of Mice and Men" is a book written by John Steinbeck. In this book we meet friends George and Lennie, who are rural workers who wander among farms looking for jobs. George is intelligent and vigorous, while Lennie has a mental disability that leaves him in a fragile situation in relation to the world around him, but he has great physical strength. The story of these two friends addresses pertinent social issues, in addition to showing reflective concepts about society and its members.

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