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I think in the past, society would acknowledge sexism more since white feminism was very prevalent. Currently I think society(depending on the place) is trying to fight against racism more and keeping their focus on it.

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(Rishon)

I think he provided limited information about them to focus more towards Lennie and George.

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having an influence

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influence

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I think there is little description given to these characters because Steinback felt that they weren't important and/or deserving of proper characterization. Which is sort a product of its time as the book was written in the 30s. (Johnny)

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yes, the only way for hierarchical structures to disappear is if all individual are identical, which is impossible.

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I think society is trying to acknowledge racism and sexism at the same level than it ever did before. People are becoming more aware of their surroundings and looking more deeply into the history of problems with race and sexism and trying to fix it.

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I feel like society acknowledges racism more but not in a way thats actually continued to help created change if that makes sense.

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I think racism is more called out and has more action taken when compared to sexism (Johnny)

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I think racism is more acknowledged than sexism because I feel like there is more discrimination against race than gender.
(Travis)

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yes it will always exist, the only way for hierarchical structures to disappear is if all individual are identical, which is impossible.

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I don’t think John Steinbeck was showing his own racism or sexism in the book. I think he was trying to make his book accurate to the time period.
(Travis)

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I define power as the action of being able to hold influence or direction over others simply because of a status or specifically identified qualities that one being overpowered yearns for and/or can relate to

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1. When women cry, they’re in touch with their feelings, when men cry, they’re weak
2. Women have to look a specific way, while men don’t have to, but if men try to beautify themselves, people will immediately question their sexuality
3. When men take charge, they’re leaders, when women take charge, they’re bossy

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I don't believe that Steinbeck was racist or sexist himself.  Then again I really don't know much about him other than this one work he produced, so never say never, but just from this novel I believe he was trying to accurately portray the behaviors and beliefs of the time.  He provides depth and development to both Crooks and Curely's wife, so on this book only I don't believe he is racist nor sexist.
(Sydney)

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(Rishon)

I think Steinbeck could be racist but I also think some of the things he wrote was not needed but it’s also just part of the story and where it takes place and how people talked.

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I think John Steinbeck could be seen as racist, because of his portrayal of the very little colored characters he did include in the book.

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I think power is the ability to control or influence the actions of others
(Travis)

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(Anja)
I think the fact that we never learn Curley's wife's name is very intentional and shows how women we treated in that time. Same with the treatment of Crooks, it shows how horrible racism in society was/is, even if people in society don't recognize or realize it. I interpreted it as an acknowledgement of the dismissal and mistreatment of women and people of color.

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I think double standards exist everywhere in regards to race. People of color are generally less respected than white people, even when achieving the same things.  People of color are held to a higher standard, and are expected to perform better, and accomplish more in order to compete with their white counterparts. (Johnny)

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I think hierarchy will always exist in society because i don’t think there will be a time where everyone will be paid the same or given the same opportunities cause that’s the way the government is and that someone will always be in power to be able to control and manage society
-Edie

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Unfortunately yes. The core of our system and what keeps it running is hierarchy. The people in power know this and want to keep power so I don’t see it being dismantled any time soon. Even if it was, I feel like someone will always have more power, and we wouldn’t immediately forget the previous hierarchy so I feel like remnants of it would always exist. (Frankie)

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I think that John Steinbeck provided limited descriptions of Curleys Wife and Crooks so people couldn’t relate to them as much
-Brennan

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ABSOLUTELY‼️‼️‼️ And I don’t think you’d actually know how difficult it is unless you are one of them. Especially black women. Oh my gosh I can go on days on this topic. Women are told they’re supposed to be delicate, petite and perfect at ALL times whilst men have every excuse in the world to act lousy.

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I would say generally racism is acknowledged more, maybe because racism has more extreme outcomes then sexism

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( Anja)
I define power as having control over something or someone, being able to influence it/them. And having the ability to change something or someone when others cannot.

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i think that hierarchies will always exist in societies because there is always a person or group that is in power and has control over others. for society to function as it is currently set up there has to be a hierarchy of power. because of this even if the inequalities of hierarchies are shifted there will still be some form of hierarchy in place.

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In this day and age yes. I feel like the issues are being more and more addressed and taken care of!

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Women and people of color must prove they belong whereas white men just assume they do. Additionally, part of the process of proving they belong is usually assimilating into white and masculine standards. (Frankie)

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The ability to have control over someone or something

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Power is defined by the influence and control you hold over others. -Will

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I think that there will always need to be hierarchy so control and order can be kept, but I think that the separation between the classes can be changed.
-Brennan

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I think some of his depictions of the characters can be seem as a racist or sexist way for sure

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I think Steinbeck is a sexist because in his time it was sort of regular for there to be misogynist and racist instances, but women were definitely looked at as less than or equal to people of color. And in this book Curleys wife was definitely looked at as the most not liked person at the farm, because she was a women and “revealing/flirtatious”.

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I don't think he was racist or sexist, or at least didn't write his characters with that intention. Although his characters embody racist and sexist ideas, I think he was highlighting what was happening at the time. It's also important to highlight that Curley's wife and Crooks were given some bits of depth so I don't think he made these characters to express his hatred for these groups.

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I define power as how much of an ability you have to affect other peoples lives
-Brennan

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I think power is defined by the ability to influence or control the behavior or actions of others or the course of events.

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I feel like he was in some type of way. There’s not reason the ‘N’ word should’ve showed up THAT much, I really just do feel like he enjoyed saying it. Plus there’s already like a million books that do the same what makes his different?

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(Rishon)

I would define power as something that can be interpreted in a good and bad way it just depends on who has more power and how they use it.

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There is often a double standard for women/people of color to exceed all standards to belong in traditional places (such as work, education, etc) held for white men while those white men can just exist in those places without often having to prove themselves.

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I think that even though steinbeck is a product of his time and writes racist and sexist things in his book, he could be writing those things on purpose and knows that they are racist or sexist and maybe he is writing them to show what it’s like in society then
-Edie

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I think the book has both racist and sexist undertones, specifically on how Crooks and Curley's wife are characterized and treated. But I do think there is a bit more of a focus on Curley's wife in the book. (Johnny)

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I think it will because that’s just how society works and there always gonna be someone with more power then someone else.-Zach

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I think Steinbeck may have been a little sexist, the way he has other characters talk about curly’s wife kind of feel like they think of her as an object or property

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I define power as the overall amount of influence you have in an area, the more influence the more power (for example, the mayor has less power over the governor since the governor has more influence)

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I believe that women and people of color are expected by society to be putting in more effort into achieving their goals than white men, primarily because that was what had to be done in the past to attain the same opportunities and goals as white men.  So are women and individuals of color held to a higher standard?  Yes.  Differing from standards though are opportunities.  Now some of the desire for equity and diversity in companies and society have started leveling the degree to which women and individuals of color and white men are held.
(Sydney)

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Most definitely. It’s evident both fictionally and in the real world. There’s a double standard for everything. The men reciprocate Curley’s wife’s flirting but then talk about her disparagingly for it. They complain about how she just wants attention but they give her it. In the real world, white men are congratulated, admired, and idolized for treating people with respect when that’s the bare minimum. Yet no matter how respectful they are if a woman or person or color sets a boundary or doesn’t act overly nice they’re seen as rude and aggressive. (Frankie)

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( Anja)
I don't believe it's possible to have no hierarchy in our society. There will always be someone taking a leadership role or someone manipulating others to gain power.

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I think power is held by the person that can tell someone else what to do.
-Edie

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I think that POC and Women but more specifically Women of color are held to much higher standards than white men because they are often looked at as less than, or less capable simply for not only being women but also non-white. Women are usually expected to do what a white man is expected and more to get even a fraction of what a man can get any day. But then looking when it comes to POC they are often expected the same things and given nothing at all in return. I personally do believe that even as if you are a man Of color you are giving more options and opportunities due to our patriarchal society but that also does not and should not diminish the racism they face. Now women of color do not only have the odds of racism against them but also misogyny and all of the stereotypes that come with it. For instance a lot of WOC and more specifically asian and black women will be over-sexualized and fetishized in society and often be told no matter what they do they are not professional or fit enough for certain things in society.

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I define power as when someone or something has direct control or influence over another’s thoughts, actions, or freedom

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I define power as having any amount of control over other people.-zach

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I believe a hierarchy will always exist because of human nature, when someone is a leader in society, people will look up to them more and treat them differently than a random person or treat someone worse because of something, and because of this, essentially creating a heirarchy

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Power is the amount of influence you have over a person, or the perceived amount of influence one is thought to have
(Sydney)