Marginalisation

Question 1

what does marginalisation mean

Answer 1

“treatment of a person, group or concept as insignificant”

Question 2

-DISABILITY-

Answer 2

• looked down upon
• less worth than others leading to confinement
• disabilities weren’t thoroughly understood/accepted
• less important due to lack of contribution

Crooks:
-crooked back due to an accident on the ranch

Lennie:

• severe mental handicap
• sidelined because he can’t comprehend like others
• childlike innocence
• feared due to his strength

Candy:

• doesn’t have a hand (struggles with tasks)
• old age and his disability make him insignificant as itinerant workers highly depended on their physical capabilities

Question 3

-SEXISM-

Answer 3

-women were seen as inferior and were therefore demoted in their importance and social status
Curley’s Wife:
-desperate for acknowledgement as she’s the only girl on the ranch and is treated with suspicion because she’s flirty
-no power/dominance
-lack of identity and is presented as a possession

Question 4

-RACE-

Answer 4

Crooks:

• represents the segregation of Black Americans
• physically ostracized from the white workers
• workers don’t enter his room and vice versa (makes him bitter)

Question 5

-LACK OF EDUCATION-

Answer 5

• marginalisation led to differences in levels of education
• women weren’t eligible for substantial education
• black people weren’t treated equally and had a lower quality education