An Analysis Of Stereotypes In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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“We should judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes” -Queen Rania of Jordan. In the novel “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck, many characters in the novel are labeled and stereotyped multiple times for their actions and the behavior. For example, Candy, the old swamper, is stereotyped as useless because he is missing a hand making him unable to work other jobs. He job now is to do simple tasks such as brooming. John Steinbeck shows how labeling and stereotyping influence how people look at the world by changing the perception of others in a negative way, which puts a bad image of them in their minds. The characters in the novel “Of Mice and Men” are labeled and stereotyped as unintelligent, smart, and logical.
Lennie Small is labeled and stereotyped as an unintelligent person because he isn’t able to keep information in his head like other people which makes him feel bad about himself. George yelled at Lennie when he ask where they were going, “So you forgot that awready, did you? …show more content…
Carlson can no longer stand for Candy’s dog anymore and tells Candy that it is recommended for him to get rid of him. “If you want me to, I’ll put the old devil out of his misery right now and get it over with. Ain’t nothing left for him. Can’t eat, can’t see, can’t even walk without hurtin’ “ (Steinbeck 47). Carlson wants to end the dog’s life because it is suffering everyday and as well as because he cannot stand the stench of the dog. For these reasons, he killed Candy’s dog to end its suffering. Also, Carlson made the logical decision to kill the dog because it needed too much help to stay alive. For this reason, it took Candy’s time away from working around the ranch to help an old, dying, and smelly dog. Carlson believed that it was the best decision for the entire ranch and nobody else intervened in Carlson’s decision indicating they too also wanted Candy’s dog gone as
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