Of Mice and Men: Care/Treatment of the Disabled

"The term 'disabled person' means any person unable to ensure by himself or herself;
wholly or partly, the necessities of a normal individual and/or social life, as a result of
deficiency, either congenital or not, in his or her physical or mental capabilities"
(Declaration 1). Six point two to seven point five million people of the population are
diagnosed with mental retardation. Mentally disabled people act, think, and grow
differently than normal people, which may lead to inappropriate behavior. In Of Mice
and Men, John Steinbeck allowed the reader to see that mentally disabled peo…