An Analysis Of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men
How did Steinbeck help me interpret and understand a character through one of their experiences in a new perspective that I never thought of before. Brainstorm
Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck
Crooks African American and physically disabled
LennieMentally challenged
Curlys wife how women were treated
Thesis Statement The author, John Steinbeck in his book Of Mice and Men helped my understanding and interpretation of how women were treated in the time that this book was written through the character Curley 's wife. They were lonely, misunderstood and mistreated.
Title Brainstorm
Woman 's problem
Woman 's woes Outline for 5P Essay Introduction Hook (Quote, Universal Statement, Question, etc.) to get your reader interested in the general …show more content…
topic
Have you ever been judged by the way you look or what you do? and as a result you were mistreated. Transition/Smoothing Sentence(s) to show the connection between your hook and your primary focus of your essay Thesis Statement to narrow your focus to the point you are arguing (sometimes with three main points provided to clarify your focus)
The author, John Steinbeck in his book Of Mice and Men helped my understanding and interpretation of how woman were treated in the time that this book was written through the character, Curley 's wife. They were lonely, misunderstood and mistreated.
1st Main Idea: lonely Topic Sentence
Woman in the 1930s were lonely like Curley 's wife. Supporting Details/Evidence (including examples and, if a literary analysis essay, quotes)
First Piece of Evidence
Second Piece of Evidence
a. This point is shown by these quotes "Ever ' time the guys is around she shows up.
She 's lookin ' for Curley, or she thought she left something laying around and she 's looking for it" b. "I 'm looking for Curley," she said. Her voice had a nasal, brittle quality. George looked away from her and then back. "He was in here in a minute ago, but he went. "Oh!" She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward. "You 're the new fellas that just come ain 't ya?" 2nd Main Idea: misunderstood Topic Sentence, with Transition/Smoothing Sentence showing the relationship from your first main idea to this one
As a result of being lonely, woman were also misunderstood. Curley 's wife would try to make friends on the ranch, but the men wanted nothing to do with her and misunderstood what she was doing.
Supporting Details/Evidence (including examples and, if a literary analysis essay, quotes)
First Piece of Evidence
Second Piece of Evidence a. "Listen to me, you crazy bastard," he said fiercely. "Don 't you even take a look at that bitch. I don 't care what she says and what she does. I seen 'em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her. You leave her be."
b.
3rd Main Idea: mistreated Topic Sentence, with Transition/Smoothing Sentence showing the relationship from your second main idea to this one
Finally, woman were mistreated because they were misunderstood. Supporting Details/Evidence (including examples and, if a literary analysis essay, quotes) First Piece of Evidence
Second Piece of Evidence
a.George said, "She 's gonna make a mess. They 's gonna be a bad mess about her. She 's a jail bait all set on the trigger. That Curley got his work cut out for him. Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain 't no place for a girl, specially like her."
b. "Why, Curley 's new wife." "Yeah, I seen her." "Well ain 't she a loo loo" Conclusion
In the book, Of Mice and Men, the author helped me understand how woman were treated through Curley 's wife and he did this by showing that woman were lonely, misunderstood and mistreated. To conclude, woman in the 1939 's were not treated the way that they should have been Restate your thesis with 3 main ideas (slightly different wording please!) Transition/Smoothing Sentence(s) to lead your reader from your paper focus to the “So what?” application to the greater world. Universal Statement or Question/Reference to Hook
Sadie Emery
Mrs.Baker
English 10B3
5/1/14
Woman 's Woes: John Steinbeck 's Of Mice and Men
Have you ever been judged by the way you look or what you do and as a result you were mistreated?
The author, John Steinbeck in his book Of Mice and Men helped my understanding and interpretation of how women were treated in the time that this book was written through the character, Curley 's wife. Women of this time period were lonely, misunderstood and mistreated.
Women in the 1930s were very lonely like Curley 's wife and they tried hard to have friends. For example, "Every time the guys is around she shows up. She 's looking for Curley, or she thought she left something laying around and she 's looking for it. Seems like she can 't keep away from guys." (Steinbeck 51) In this situation, she wants to make friends with the guys, but they don 't like her and they want nothing to do with her. Another example is, "After a pause Crooks said, "maybe you better go along to your own house now: we don 't want no trouble." "Well, I ain 't giving you no trouble. Think I don 't like to talk to somebody every once in a while? Think I like to stick in that house all of the time"(Steinbeck 77). In this …show more content…
situation,
Curley 's wife goes into the barn where Crooks, Lennie and Candy are and tries to talk to them. None of the guys want her there and Crooks tells her to to go to her own house, but she doesn 't like being in the house all day with nobody to talk to. The men believe that because
she is a woman, she should stay home by herself. As a result of being lonely, Curley 's wife always wanted attention. She tried to make herself be noticed by what she wears and looks.
An example is, "Both men glanced up, for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off. A girl was standing there looking in. She had full, rouged lips and wide spaced eyes heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages.
She wore a cotton house dress and red mules, on the insteps of which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers"(Steinbeck 31). She is obviously trying to receive attention because no one wears dresses, makeup and has their hair in curlers on a ranch, but she has tried to talk to the men and won 't listen to her. Following the first point, woman were misunderstood because they were lonely.
Curley 's wife would try to make friends on the ranch, but the men wanted nothing to do with her and misunderstood what she was doing. For example "Listen to me, you crazy bastard," he said fiercely. "Don 't you even take a look at that bitch. I don 't care what she says and what she does. I seen them poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her.
You leave her be" (Steinbeck 32). This quote is saying that George is warning Lennie about
Curley 's wife. George is very sexist towards her because he called her a "bitch" and he thinks that because she is a flirt, she is a woman who will get men into trouble. Another example is
"Whit laid down his cards impressively. "Well, stick around and keep your eyes open. You 'll see plenty. She ain 't concealing nothing. I never seen nobody like her. She got the eye going all the time on everybody. I bet she even gives the stable buck the eye. I don 't know what the hell she wants"(Steinbeck 51) This quote shows that the guys assume and accuse that
Curley 's wife is flirting with them, even though she is married to Curley.
Most importantly, woman were mistreated because they were misunderstood. Here is
an example, "She 's gonna make a mess. They 's gonna be a bad mess about her. She 's a jail bait all set on the trigger. That Curley got his work cut out for him. Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain 't no place for a girl, specially like her" (Steinbeck 51) This quote shows that George is saying that she can 't live on a ranch and he is continuing to disrespect her. Another example is "I had enough," he said coldly. "You got no rights coming in a colored man 's room. You got no rights messing around in here at all. Now you just get out, and get out quick. If you don 't,
I 'm gonna ask the boss not to ever let you come in the barn no more" (Steinbeck 80) In this situation, Curley 's wife enters the barn where Crooks lives and Crooks does not want her there, as a result he threatens her that he would tell the boss. No one considers her to be a person because they didn 't give her a name, they treat her like some animal and they don 't respect her.
An example is "George dealt and Whit picked up his cards and examined them.
"Seen the new kid yet?" he asked. "What kid?" George asked. "Why Curley 's new wife."
"Yeah, I seen her." "Well, ain 't she a looloo?" (Steinbeck 51) This quote is saying that the guys believe that Curley 's wife is a "kid" and that shows they don 't look at her as a woman.
Also, it means that the guys don 't care if she has a name or not because they don 't ask her or
Curley what her name is and they are disrespecting her by calling her names. In the book, Of Mice and Men, the author helped me understand how women were treated through Curley 's wife and he did this by showing that women were lonely, misunderstood and mistreated. To help prove my point, I used many quotes that show that
Curley 's wife was judged by the way that she looked and what she did. Everyone has been lonely, misunderstood and mistreated because of their looks and the things that they do, at least once in their life, but the women in the 1930 's were constantly being judged.
Work Cited
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. New York: Penguin,
1993.
Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck
Crooks African American and physically disabled
LennieMentally challenged
Curlys wife how women were treated
Thesis Statement The author, John Steinbeck in his book Of Mice and Men helped my understanding and interpretation of how women were treated in the time that this book was written through the character Curley 's wife. They were lonely, misunderstood and mistreated.
Title Brainstorm
Woman 's problem
Woman 's woes Outline for 5P Essay Introduction Hook (Quote, Universal Statement, Question, etc.) to get your reader interested in the general …show more content…
topic
Have you ever been judged by the way you look or what you do? and as a result you were mistreated. Transition/Smoothing Sentence(s) to show the connection between your hook and your primary focus of your essay Thesis Statement to narrow your focus to the point you are arguing (sometimes with three main points provided to clarify your focus)
The author, John Steinbeck in his book Of Mice and Men helped my understanding and interpretation of how woman were treated in the time that this book was written through the character, Curley 's wife. They were lonely, misunderstood and mistreated.
1st Main Idea: lonely Topic Sentence
Woman in the 1930s were lonely like Curley 's wife. Supporting Details/Evidence (including examples and, if a literary analysis essay, quotes)
First Piece of Evidence
Second Piece of Evidence
a. This point is shown by these quotes "Ever ' time the guys is around she shows up.
She 's lookin ' for Curley, or she thought she left something laying around and she 's looking for it" b. "I 'm looking for Curley," she said. Her voice had a nasal, brittle quality. George looked away from her and then back. "He was in here in a minute ago, but he went. "Oh!" She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward. "You 're the new fellas that just come ain 't ya?" 2nd Main Idea: misunderstood Topic Sentence, with Transition/Smoothing Sentence showing the relationship from your first main idea to this one
As a result of being lonely, woman were also misunderstood. Curley 's wife would try to make friends on the ranch, but the men wanted nothing to do with her and misunderstood what she was doing.
Supporting Details/Evidence (including examples and, if a literary analysis essay, quotes)
First Piece of Evidence
Second Piece of Evidence a. "Listen to me, you crazy bastard," he said fiercely. "Don 't you even take a look at that bitch. I don 't care what she says and what she does. I seen 'em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her. You leave her be."
b.
3rd Main Idea: mistreated Topic Sentence, with Transition/Smoothing Sentence showing the relationship from your second main idea to this one
Finally, woman were mistreated because they were misunderstood. Supporting Details/Evidence (including examples and, if a literary analysis essay, quotes) First Piece of Evidence
Second Piece of Evidence
a.George said, "She 's gonna make a mess. They 's gonna be a bad mess about her. She 's a jail bait all set on the trigger. That Curley got his work cut out for him. Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain 't no place for a girl, specially like her."
b. "Why, Curley 's new wife." "Yeah, I seen her." "Well ain 't she a loo loo" Conclusion
In the book, Of Mice and Men, the author helped me understand how woman were treated through Curley 's wife and he did this by showing that woman were lonely, misunderstood and mistreated. To conclude, woman in the 1939 's were not treated the way that they should have been Restate your thesis with 3 main ideas (slightly different wording please!) Transition/Smoothing Sentence(s) to lead your reader from your paper focus to the “So what?” application to the greater world. Universal Statement or Question/Reference to Hook
Sadie Emery
Mrs.Baker
English 10B3
5/1/14
Woman 's Woes: John Steinbeck 's Of Mice and Men
Have you ever been judged by the way you look or what you do and as a result you were mistreated?
The author, John Steinbeck in his book Of Mice and Men helped my understanding and interpretation of how women were treated in the time that this book was written through the character, Curley 's wife. Women of this time period were lonely, misunderstood and mistreated.
Women in the 1930s were very lonely like Curley 's wife and they tried hard to have friends. For example, "Every time the guys is around she shows up. She 's looking for Curley, or she thought she left something laying around and she 's looking for it. Seems like she can 't keep away from guys." (Steinbeck 51) In this situation, she wants to make friends with the guys, but they don 't like her and they want nothing to do with her. Another example is, "After a pause Crooks said, "maybe you better go along to your own house now: we don 't want no trouble." "Well, I ain 't giving you no trouble. Think I don 't like to talk to somebody every once in a while? Think I like to stick in that house all of the time"(Steinbeck 77). In this …show more content…
situation,
Curley 's wife goes into the barn where Crooks, Lennie and Candy are and tries to talk to them. None of the guys want her there and Crooks tells her to to go to her own house, but she doesn 't like being in the house all day with nobody to talk to. The men believe that because
she is a woman, she should stay home by herself. As a result of being lonely, Curley 's wife always wanted attention. She tried to make herself be noticed by what she wears and looks.
An example is, "Both men glanced up, for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off. A girl was standing there looking in. She had full, rouged lips and wide spaced eyes heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages.
She wore a cotton house dress and red mules, on the insteps of which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers"(Steinbeck 31). She is obviously trying to receive attention because no one wears dresses, makeup and has their hair in curlers on a ranch, but she has tried to talk to the men and won 't listen to her. Following the first point, woman were misunderstood because they were lonely.
Curley 's wife would try to make friends on the ranch, but the men wanted nothing to do with her and misunderstood what she was doing. For example "Listen to me, you crazy bastard," he said fiercely. "Don 't you even take a look at that bitch. I don 't care what she says and what she does. I seen them poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her.
You leave her be" (Steinbeck 32). This quote is saying that George is warning Lennie about
Curley 's wife. George is very sexist towards her because he called her a "bitch" and he thinks that because she is a flirt, she is a woman who will get men into trouble. Another example is
"Whit laid down his cards impressively. "Well, stick around and keep your eyes open. You 'll see plenty. She ain 't concealing nothing. I never seen nobody like her. She got the eye going all the time on everybody. I bet she even gives the stable buck the eye. I don 't know what the hell she wants"(Steinbeck 51) This quote shows that the guys assume and accuse that
Curley 's wife is flirting with them, even though she is married to Curley.
Most importantly, woman were mistreated because they were misunderstood. Here is
an example, "She 's gonna make a mess. They 's gonna be a bad mess about her. She 's a jail bait all set on the trigger. That Curley got his work cut out for him. Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain 't no place for a girl, specially like her" (Steinbeck 51) This quote shows that George is saying that she can 't live on a ranch and he is continuing to disrespect her. Another example is "I had enough," he said coldly. "You got no rights coming in a colored man 's room. You got no rights messing around in here at all. Now you just get out, and get out quick. If you don 't,
I 'm gonna ask the boss not to ever let you come in the barn no more" (Steinbeck 80) In this situation, Curley 's wife enters the barn where Crooks lives and Crooks does not want her there, as a result he threatens her that he would tell the boss. No one considers her to be a person because they didn 't give her a name, they treat her like some animal and they don 't respect her.
An example is "George dealt and Whit picked up his cards and examined them.
"Seen the new kid yet?" he asked. "What kid?" George asked. "Why Curley 's new wife."
"Yeah, I seen her." "Well, ain 't she a looloo?" (Steinbeck 51) This quote is saying that the guys believe that Curley 's wife is a "kid" and that shows they don 't look at her as a woman.
Also, it means that the guys don 't care if she has a name or not because they don 't ask her or
Curley what her name is and they are disrespecting her by calling her names. In the book, Of Mice and Men, the author helped me understand how women were treated through Curley 's wife and he did this by showing that women were lonely, misunderstood and mistreated. To help prove my point, I used many quotes that show that
Curley 's wife was judged by the way that she looked and what she did. Everyone has been lonely, misunderstood and mistreated because of their looks and the things that they do, at least once in their life, but the women in the 1930 's were constantly being judged.
Work Cited
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. New York: Penguin,
1993.