When People Challenged People In The 1900's
Think about your life and how great it is, you aren’t in a wheelchair, your brain functions correctly, and you have friends, but some people go through that struggle and it makes their life difficult. Through the 1900s-1950s people with disabilities weren’t treated very well, they didn’t get medicine or any professional help through their life. In 1907 the Eugenic Sterilization Law was passed and it was for people who were disabled. People thought they could catch whatever they had and they didn’t want to be thrown into an asylum just like everyone else. Science wasn’t as strong back then as it is today, so many believed that they were a threat to the health of the nation or even “perfecting” the human race in general.
SEGREGATION OF PEOPLE IN THE 1900S
For most of the 20th century it was very common for people with disabilities to be separated from the rest of society. A lot of disabled people were put into institutions for their “own good and societies good.” In 1913 the Mental Incapacity act was put into place to “help” people who lack mental capacity. This act locked people away and they were no longer free. Most people who lived in hospitals, special schools and care homes were abused and had physical …show more content…
If this happened in the world today, he would most likely be put into an asylum or at least getting some kind of help. People get put into asylums because people think they are insane. These kind of people think they can see things, or they think killing people is right. Lennie likes to touch soft things, like most people, but at a certain point it goes too far and you need to stop. However when someone tells Lennie to stop, he freaks out and grips more. This is a serious problem, and even though it is only a book, you never know what can happen. He killed a person, and snapped her neck because he was scared and he also doesn’t know his own
SEGREGATION OF PEOPLE IN THE 1900S
For most of the 20th century it was very common for people with disabilities to be separated from the rest of society. A lot of disabled people were put into institutions for their “own good and societies good.” In 1913 the Mental Incapacity act was put into place to “help” people who lack mental capacity. This act locked people away and they were no longer free. Most people who lived in hospitals, special schools and care homes were abused and had physical …show more content…
If this happened in the world today, he would most likely be put into an asylum or at least getting some kind of help. People get put into asylums because people think they are insane. These kind of people think they can see things, or they think killing people is right. Lennie likes to touch soft things, like most people, but at a certain point it goes too far and you need to stop. However when someone tells Lennie to stop, he freaks out and grips more. This is a serious problem, and even though it is only a book, you never know what can happen. He killed a person, and snapped her neck because he was scared and he also doesn’t know his own