Saturday, March 16, 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?
   Racism in the 1930s was a big challenged to many Americans at that time period. In the first place was the meaning of racism it means a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule

   one example of racism it says in chapter four "cause I'm black they play cards in there but i cant play because am black they say i stink" in this place people are racists to him because he is black and he stinks which they are being unfair to crooks
         The second one to says that "a colored man got to have some rights even if he don't like them" this means at that time only white had rights that the other people were not included to their level .
         racism is being explored  in many ways.   

Friday, March 1, 2013

Investigating Themes in Of Mice and Men

1.)  What different forms of power exist in Of Mice and Men?  What kind of power does Lennie have?  What kind of power does George have?  What kinds of power or powerlessness do other characters possess?   
     Of mice and men is a story that was written by an inspired author called John Steinbeck. This story is one story that was written because of the influence of the environment of the time period in the 1930s. The different forms of power is physical mentally and weak power  
      Lennie's power is physically strong because in the book he is described to be like beast "Behind him walked a huge man, shapeless of face, with large pale eyes and wide sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily dragging his feet a little, the way bears drags their paws ." It shows that he strong 
     And George has mental power which is he is smart he is always corecting Lennie .
     In the the story the boses son has power over Lennie and George also has power over Lennie