In the novel there were many stereotypes. Many went to Lennie and Crook. They got these stereotypes because Lennie is mentally challenged and Crook is black. Some people challenged he stereotypes, which included George and Candy. George looked out for Lennie, and Candy treaded Both Crook and Lennie very well. The author influences me to view people with mental handicaps as people who need a little extra care than most people. I also think this is the authors point of view toward mentally challenged. The novel hasn’t affected the way I think about people with mental disabilities. Lennie was treated 2 different ways, one was poorly by mainly Curley and the other is good by George and Candy. When I was reading the novel I was identifying Lennie to be very similar to Radio from the movie Radio, and also Forest Gump, from the movie Forest Gump. George I think had the strongest reactions in the novel because at the end of the novel he has to shoo his best friend in the head. I thought the book was okay, it had an easy reading style. I think its okay to read this in high school because it does have a lot themes to the real world today.
I agree with you Kyle. In the book the stereotypes of the people are used to determine how a person is treated rather than actually getting to know the person. Since Crooks is black he is automatically treated with no respect. Who knows, maybe Crooks could actually be a great guy with a lot of great ideas that can help other people. For Lennie, the people think he is stupid like Curley who constantly tries to pick a fight with him because he is bigger than him and easily brighter. I agree that Lennie could be compared to Forest Gump but I think Lt. Dan is more like George than any one else in the book. Like Lennie, Forest was not the sharpest tool in the shed and did what he was told. He always had someone to look out for him at all times.
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