What does Steinbeck suggest about the nature of the prejudice in the following line uttered by the young boy working at the service station: "Okies got no sense and no feeling. The ain't human. A human being wouldn't live like they do"?

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The Grapes of Wrath

What does Steinbeck suggest about the nature of the prejudice in the following line uttered by the young boy working at the service station: "Okies got no sense and no feeling. The ain't human. A human being wouldn't live like they do"?

Chapter 18

Asked by mike r #332758 on 8/6/2013 10:50 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 8/6/2013 10:54 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 8/6/2013 10:54 PM

People are insulated from other people's misery. Prejudice is much easier to feel than other people's pain. Human nature seems to dictate that strength and control a amiable traits and the less fortunate are somehow damaged or not worthy of life.

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