Prejudice in “Of Mice and Men” Novel by John Steinbeck In the past and present there have been many divisions of people for many reasons. Examples of this prejudice include discrimination against women who wanted equal rights, including the right to vote. It also includes discrimination against African Americans and believe it or not, the Elderly. In John Steinbeck’s Novel “ Of Mice and Men” there is prejudice on many levels including gender, race, and …showed first 75 words of 421 total…

…showed last 75 words of 421 total…ain’t nothing left for him. Can’t eat, can’t see, can’t even walk without hurtin’.” In truth this is sort of how the people on the ranch felt about Candy because he is so old and he is an amputee. In John Steinbeck’s novel “Of Mice and Men”, there is prejudice on many levels, in gender, race and age. Each character represents a different aspect of prejudice against a different group.