The novel ’Of Mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck in 1936. It is set in the society of the 1920’s. The author sets up our perception of the character ’Curley’s wife’ in a way that allows us to develop our understanding of her‚ and enables us to later decide how far we agree that she is an innocent and vulnerable victim‚ or a manipulator who deserves her fate. We are first introduced to the character ’Curley’s wife’ in chapter two by Candy. We immediately see her being blamed for causing
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Ultimately‚ Lennie‚ the mentally handicapped giant who makes George’s dream of owning his own ranch worthwhile‚ ironically becomes the greatest obstacle to achieving that dream. Characters: George Milton; Lennie Small; Candy; Curley; Curley’s wife; Slim; Crooks Major Thematic Topics: nature of dreams; barriers; powerlessness; fate; Christian influences; classical influences; natural influences; loss of paradise; my brother’s keeper; ephemeral nature of life Motifs: nature; loneliness; animalism versus
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Of Mice and Men Theme Quotes ------------------------------------------------- FRIENDSHIP THEME: ------------------------------------------------- In this novella‚ friendship isn’t discussed heavily. George and Lennie don’t talk about how they feel about each other or why they should stay loyal – they just stand by each other. It’s a very harsh and rough atmosphere‚ and though feelings aren’t talked about‚ we get the sense that the men take nothing more seriously than their friendship. For
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• CW’s appearance is changed throuout the novel - therefore‚ although the novel seen through a patriarchal lens‚ views women as self objectifying and inferior‚ it uplifts their unpleasant appearance by depicting Curley’s wife as lonely and isolated. 2. BODY PARAGRAPH -paragraph point: How the novel presents women and how they are viewed by men -examples and quotes: • (novel) “curleys wife” important because gives her no identity • (novel) Everything dark when she appears and
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population. However‚ the river was heavily polluted and treated like a sewer‚ and the stench of the river disgusted the white population. The river became known as a place of bad smells and bad people‚ a place where‚ Anglos expected and insisted‚ crooks Mexicans‚ Indians‚ and Chinese congregated. The association of ethnic populations with the flaws of the river further divided the white population with that of the non-white. On the other hand‚ with the addition of concrete to the river‚ city officials
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Candy . After Lennie leaves‚ the men come in from their horseshoe game‚ which Crooks has apparently won. Carlson begins complaining again about the smell of Candy’s old dog. He goads Candy to shoot the dog‚ which Candy refuses to do. Carlson then offers to shoot the dog himself. After Slim speaks up in favor of shooting the dog‚ Candy reluctantly allows Carlson to take the dog outside with his Luger and a shovel. Candy sinks into a deep melancholy and the men try to lighten the atmosphere with
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The loneliness of these people dictate their interactions with the other workers on the farm and their actions towards others. Perhaps the most lonely person on the ranch is Curley’s Wife. She is isolated due to her gender and her marital status to Curley. Though she is married‚ she dislikes her husband and often looks toward the other men on the farm for attention and company‚ though her efforts are often ignored by the men because they did not want
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Essay How is the social context of the novel explored through the description of the bunkhouse at the beginning of chapter 2? Chapter 2 opens with description of the bunk house‚ which reflects the time‚ place or social statues. It includes themes too that can be figured straight away from the book‚ such as friendship‚ death‚ and racism toward black people or women. The book "of mice and men" is based in the early 1930’s after 1929 Wall ST. crash‚ during the time of the "great depression"
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characters around Lennie to make the reader feel sorry for Lennie. In the novel apart from George‚ no one else really cares for Lennie. He shows us how the characters feel and act towards Lennie as a character. Lennie‚ .along with Curley’s wife‚ candy and crooks are considered to be the weaker characters in the novel and when they meet in chapter four in the stable house all the other weak characters reject Lennie for his child like nature and his simplemindedness. Lennie tries to do his role in helping
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Steinbeck’s novel "Of Mice and Men" cannot accurately be compared in effectiveness of its themes with the movie Rainman. The importance of each theme differs in both- in Steinbeck’s novel‚ loneliness is the most dominant theme‚ and in Rainman the major theme is friendship. Levinson and Steinbeck both do a brilliant job at showing the major themes in both materials to the greatest of their potential‚ and the minor themes are somewhat overpowered because of this. One extremely clever way that
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