Thursday, March 7, 2013

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?

When they separated the black workers from the white. The guy who had a separate room from the others was black. He believed that like the others, he should share a room. He feels lonely staying in a room all by himself, while the others get to stay and share a room with each other. He feels that he should have the same rights as they do. No matter the race or color. the 1930s were a times when racism was still bad. So blacks didn't have the same rights as the white man/women.

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