Survival of the fittest (Context)

Question 1

How did capitalism support social darwinism?

Answer 1

• The survival of the fittest theory indicated that certain people became powerful in society because they are better.
• Social Darwinism was used to justify racism and social inequality at various times in history.
• The belief left no room for empathy for a character like Curley who would be considered a natural order of things due to his father owning that land.