D I F F E R E N T P O W E R R E L AT I O N S H I P S I N S E C T I O N 4 I N O F M I C E AND MEN In Section 4 in Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck‚ the author‚ decides to put four characters in the section/scene. The four characters are: Crooks‚ Lennie‚ Candy and Curley’s Wife. In this scene‚ Steinbeck portrays power through the characters. He portrays different types of power and uses different methods to show us the power relationship through the four characters. Steinbeck presents differing
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Crooks is not allowed to stay with the other men in the bunk house or allowed to do things with them. This is because he is coloured. Throughout the book it shows us how Crooks is being harassed and discriminated against because of his colour. In the novel Crooks tells Curley’s wife " you have no right comin’ in a colored man’s room. You got no rights messing around in here at all. Curley’s wife was shocked that Crooks said this to her and she said back to him " listen nigger‚ you know what I can
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affect a character’s behavior towards others with less or more power through the character of Crooks. An example of this is evident through the interaction between Crooks and Lennie in chapter 4. Due to Crooks’s lights being on‚ Lennie wandered to where Crooks stayed on the ranch. Crooks wasn’t very welcoming at first‚ but eventually let Lennie into his room. During their conversation in Crooks’s room‚ Crooks observes that Lennie had a limited understanding and intellect from that point‚ realizing that
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These people are used in order to illustrate that minorities are unequal in the society. In Of Mice and Men‚ the reader is introduced to Crooks‚ an African American stable buck. Throughout the novel‚ the audience learns of the ongoing prejudices towards African Americans. In chapter two of the story we learn that Smitty‚ one of the ranch workers‚ almost killed Crooks and none of the other characters were really concerned about it. The author states through a conversation between the characters‚ “Little skinner name of Smitty took
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Do you think all of the characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’ are prejudged? (25 Marks) In ‘Of Mice and Men’ most of the characters are subjected to discrimination and prejudice. The prejudice can be seen most in the characters Lennie Small‚ Crooks and Curley’s Wife. Curley’s Wife was a subject of Prejudice because she was a woman. During the 1930’s a woman’s place was to be at home raising a family‚ also women were seen as second class citizens and property of their husbands. Before we meet Curley’s
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marginalisation are; Lennie‚ Crooks‚ Candy and Curley’s Wife. Here’s a brief description of how each character is marginalised: Lennie Lennie is marginalised due to his intelligence – or lack of. Curley’s wife refers to him as “a dum-dum” illustrating that he isn’t as developed as the rest of the characters. George insists that Lennie is “jes’like a kid” referring to Lennie’s simple and child-like nature – which suggests innocence. Lennie isn’t quite as marginalised as Crooks‚ but he’s still one of
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superhuman strength 11. p71 Description of Crooks 12. p85 Curley’s wife threatens Crooks 13. p89 A symbol of impending doom (things will go wrong) 14. p94 Curley’s wife’s deam 15. p98 Curley’s wife finds peace 16. p100 candy’s anger at the broken dream 17. p108 Lennie hallucinates 18. p112 George kills Lennie 19. p112 George is stunned after murder 20. p113 Slim is kind & understanding Crooks 1. Page 102. Read the passage where Crooks talks of black families. Why is this
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shown in of mice and men towards Crooks‚ the black crippled stable buck. Crooks is more permanent than the other ranch hands and has his own room off the stables and in the barn‚ he has many more possession than the rest of the ranch hands. This room is made put to be privileged and also because it means he is nearer to the horses but in fact it is really because the other ranch hands do not want him in the bunk house with them. As a result of this prejudice Crooks has become bitter and very lonely
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guy in the barn is called Crooks. They call him this because he was a thief before coming to the ranch. 3. Why is Crooks so bitter and sad? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What is Crooks purpose in telling Lennie
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shown in George and Lennie and their goal of owning a farm‚ Crooks with his lack of rights‚ and Curley’s Wife with her aspiration of being an actor. The first of many examples of the dreams and hopes of the lower class are the main characters‚ Lennie and George. Lennie and George are hired farmhands that lead a nomadic lifestyle‚ and do not have a permanent home. They travel
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