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While beautifully written and well crafted, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men reeks of a sentiment that shuns many away from the power of his writing. ... This is exuded time and again in Of Mice and Men, most noticeably in the title, which neglects to mention the opposing gender. Why would it be suggested that the story was of mice and of men, and not of mice and man, which would include the female gender? Could it be that women are portrayed as faceless people who are there to satisfy their husbands, because men have problems dealing with the idea that women are just as, if not more capable of doing jobs that have been deemed “for men only”. ...
Men were seen as the provider for the family, and often for the extension of the family, that included grandparents, as well as often times widows and their children. ... The part that Stienbeck fails to report was that mean were also
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very hard working at home. ... Women were also expected to handle gun to protect themselves and there children Men were expected to participate in back breaking labor for little pay and often had barely enough to feed their families every night. ... Women are supposed to be in the home, therefore no one in the town they live in needs to know their name, because they have no influence on the trading, building, law making, or other important decisions of the town, this is left up to the men.
Approximate Word count = 1058
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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