husband‚ who (supposedly) owns and controls her body‚ and by extension‚ her. Curley’s wife desires attention above all other dreams. As the only female on the ranch‚ she has no one she could relate to and is presented by Steinbeck to be incredibly isolated and shrouded in feelings of loneliness. She appears to present a facade on the ranch‚ burying her isolation with boldness and femininity ‘ She had full‚ rouged lips and wide spaced eyes‚ heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung
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Of Mice and Men is a novel written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937‚ it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small‚ two displaced migrant ranch workers‚ who move from place to place in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in California‚ USA. Based on Steinbeck’s own experiences as a bindlestiff in the 1920s (before the arrival of the Okies he would vividly describe in The Grapes of Wrath)‚ the title is taken from Robert Burns’ poem
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characteristics is the way she acts towards the men on the ranch. Jail bait is a word Georg uses when he tells Lennie to stay away from Curley’s wife. The slang “jail bait” is used to describe a person who can have you go to jail if you mess with him/her. For example‚ Curley’s wife can say something like Lennie attempted to rape her‚ and many people would believe her. This would make Lennie go to jail or worse. Curley’s wife is often demeaned by the men on the ranch as trouble. Although Curley’s wife dreams of
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depression is no help when trying to find or keep friendships alive in the rural‚ country areas of America. George and Lennie depict what true companionship is all about when sticking together through thick and thin. Being the only black man living on the ranch‚ Crooks finds it hard to relate with others‚ finding himself separated from the other men. The relationship between Curley and his wife is merely just an unstable marriage that lacks true meaning and love. Desire in many forms is found throughout
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Life Goals Setting Personal Goals early on in life will help you later on in life when life gets tougher. Goals are most important when wanting to get through life‚ and to strive in life is a great personal achievement in life‚ but to strive you must set goals. “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not‚ Genius will not‚ Education will not. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “Person” has solved and always sole the problems of the human race”
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on the ranch as a young a naïve person. You could also interpret her being called a girl into not being respected by anyone. This could be seen as quiet odd as although she is the boss’s son’s wife she still hasn’t gained any respect from the men on the ranch. We are made extremely aware that she isn’t respected on the ranch when the men refer to her as “jailbait”‚ “tramp”‚ “tart”‚ “bitch” and at one point is even referred to as a “loo loo”‚ lulu also being the name of the dog on the ranch which could
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Topanga Canyon provides a home for Cándido and his wife‚ América‚ deep in a canyon‚ where they are far from society. This setting proves the generalized society in America because it shows the separation and isolation of the Mexican immigrants from the rest of society. Also‚ Delaney lives in Topanga Canyon‚ but he lives in Arroyo Blanco‚ a community in society. Once again‚ this proves how it is much more
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solution or get away‚ though Lennie’s size combined with his mental handicap caused problems frequently. He is also a planner‚ telling Lennie where he should go if there is trouble on the ranch. To make the dream which is owing a ten-acre farm becomes a reality‚ He’s competent to work hard. Unlike the other ranch hands that squander their money on women and drink‚ George refuses to spend a dime in vain‚ saving everything to make the dream happen. He wants to buy the farm so that he and Lennie can
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P: Crooks is the one on the ranch who is by himself and is unable to mix in with the others at all because of his colour. E: This is proven through the phrase ‚ Crooks‚ on a black man’s loneliness: "S’pose you didn’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunk house and play rummy ’cause you was black. How’d you like that? S’pose you had to sit out here an’ read books. A: Through the repetition of the conjunction "s’pose‚" a lexical field of isolation is created which further emphasises the
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the early 1900s‚ she is overlooked upon by the men on the ranch so she uses her looks to get their attention. She simply does this because she is lonely and has nothing else to do. Lennie and George were in the bunkhouse when they first meet Curley’s wife. After she’s gone George shares his thoughts about her‚ he says‚ “’ Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain’t no place for a girl‚ ‘specially like her’” (Steinbeck 51). The men on the ranch
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