The 1930's were a difficult time to live in. The stock market crashed and millions were out of work. People were too distressed about their own lives to remember an entire class of people. These people were those with cognitive disabilities. There were little to no resources available to them. There was nobody there to take care of them, or to help them find jobs. They simply could not fit in. A perfect example of this is portrayed in "Of Mice and Men", by John Steinbeck where we meet a number of people who could not fit in. Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" deals with the scant options given to the mentally disabled in the 1930's.
In the beginning of the novel we notice that George and Lennie had to leave Weed because Lennie assaulted a women. He likes to pet things, but does he cannot discern the difference between petting a mouse and petting a woman's hair. On page 7 Lennie said "I could pet it(mouse) while we walked along." The quote holds value because it shows the Lennie loves......
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