How does Steinbeck present the characters of Crooks and Curley ’s wife ? In what way are these minor characters shown to be significant throughout the novel ? In John Steinbeck ’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ we gather our first impressions of Curley ’s wife from Candy‚ a man with one arm and who ’s only companion is his dog and is his equivalent of a friend‚ which he has had since it was a pup. "I had ’im since he was a pup". We develop our initial impressions of Curley ’s wife as being flirtatious
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Loneliness in Of Mice and Men The novel Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ takes place during the Great Depression era in the 1930s. Life changed dramatically from the thriving 1920s. Work was hard to find because of the bad economy‚ and everybody lived tough lives. It was even tougher for African Americans‚ women‚ and the elderly because they were all considered useless at the time. Everyone had no respect for them‚ and they were very low on the social pyramid. Due to their low status and respect
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in Of Mice and Men. Which characters are lonely and why? Of Mice and Men illustrates the loneliness of ranch life during the Great Depression in the 1930’s. Steinbeck creates a lonely and a blue atmosphere at many times in the novel. He uses words ‘Soledad’ which is referred to solitude‚ which means loneliness; and the card game ‘Solitare’ which means by one’s self. Not all the characters are lonely; Steinbeck makes it clear that only Crooks‚ Curley’s wife and Candy are the lonely characters in the
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In the novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck crafts two lead characters who share an intricate but evident friendship together. This novella is set in the late 1930’s in rural California. During the 1930’s‚ America fell into an enormous economic recession throughout the country known as the Great Depression: unemployment rates soared‚ industries under-produced‚ businesses got disrupted‚ and people starved. Families were unable to support themselves‚ so during these times of hardship‚ people relied
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Of mice and men Chapter 1: "Where we goin’‚ George?" The little man jerked down the brim of his hat and scowled over at Lennie. "So you forgot that already‚ did you? I gotta tell you again‚ do I? Jesus Christ‚ you’re a crazy bastard!" Almost as soon as we meet George he is stomping around the novel flinging verbal abuse as Lennie. This is verbal violence. Chapter 1: Lennie hesitated‚ backed away‚ looked wildly at the brush line as though he contemplated running for his freedom. George said
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"Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart." - Marguerite Gardiner. In society‚ both modern and in the past‚ prejudice has been a tool of thinking and labeling a group of race‚ people‚ class and culture in order to distinguish ones superiority and dominance from one another‚ but is simply a way to judge without gathering valid facts. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ we see that prejudice was just as rampant in the 1930’s. In the novel‚ prejudice is demonstrated on 3 different
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rumors that there was a great number of job openings and also great food. Throughout the book‚ it is the Joads’—and many other families’—dream to move to California. As they are on their journey they begin to hear that California is not what the owner men were telling them. In the end‚ they ultimately do not live out their dream. The idea that was in their heads was a lie because so many others were looking for jobs there. Tom Joad’s family maintains hope in their dream for most of the novel‚ despite
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Of Mice and Men – Chapter Four - Crooks Essay Crooks is a literate black man who tends horses on the ranch. He has long been the victim of oppressive violence and prejudice and has retired behind a facade of aloofness and reserve‚ his natural personality deadened and suppressed by years of antagonism. Crooks is the only black man in the novel. He has a cynical intelligence and a contemptuous demeanor that he uses to prevent others from inevitably excluding him because of his race. This sign of intelligence
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ended him friends life‚but if you really think about the whole situation George was just making Lennies life easier by ending it because if he didn’t kill him they still would of found him somewhere‚they would make him suffer by probably putting him in jail‚ taking him to a mental hospital. But basically any other option would of made him suffer and that exactly what George didn’t want for Leannie because even though George knew that what Lennie did was wrong they were still friends that traveled
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Basic description: "Stoop shouldered old man" "old swamper" Name of character: Candy Further information: Candy is an old handyman‚ aging and has only one hand most probably because of an accident. With only one hand he would most probably not be very useful around the ranch. As he has aged his dog has aged also once an impressive sheep herder and now a worn out dog. Candy seems like a friendly character that doesn’t like getting into trouble and understands the ranch very well‚ meaning he
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