Steinbeck‚ all of the characters have entirely different powers. From Curley to his wife‚ Lennie to George‚ and even Crooks to Candy‚ all of them have their own special power‚ or lack thereof. Their power shapes who they are and their outlooks on life. Some characters power helps them‚ while others power hurts them. It all comes down to who uses their power correctly and who abuses it. “He’s the boss’s son” (Steinbeck 14) Curley is one of the worst offenders in someone who abuses the power he has
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The novella explores the effects of loneliness and social isolation as well as whether the two characteristics are mutually exclusive. Lenny Small‚ a simpleton demonstrates the concept as he is socially isolated due to noticeable mental disability. Curley and his wife show the radical effects of loneliness and ‘the cripples’ are isolated due to physical manifestations which cause all of their plans and dreams to go awry. A significant character to consider the exploration of loneliness is Lenny Small
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from suffering a long and painful death:” Shoot ‘im in the guts” Curley wants to make sure that Lennie suffers a long and painful death for killing his wife‚ but George kills him before Curley can do it and it interesting how Curley reacts when hears about his wife’s death; he doesn’t care about her‚ all he cares about is killing Lennie and getting revenge. It is basically a mercy killing as Lennie would either have been killed by Curley in a painful and torturous way or locked up in a ‘booby hatch’
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though. George knew that there was no way Lennie was going to live in this situation. If George didn’t kill Lennie himself‚ Curley would’ve done a lot worse. Lennie would’ve been tortured‚ and George would have to stand there and watch. George saw the guilt Candy felt when he let Carlson kill Candy’s dog. This dog was Cancy’s only family‚ as is lennie to George. If george let Curley and his men kell Lennie‚ he wouldn’t be able to live with himself. Lennie trusts George‚ this way it was less of a painful
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Married to Curley‚ she lives on a ranch with only men with whom to talk. However the men degrade and insult her‚ and Curley makes sure no one thinks of talking to his wife on fear of losing their jobs. Curley is very possessive of his wife‚ and wants the men on the ranch to know that he has something valuable that they are not allowed to have. Her gender secludes
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George arrived in a new ranch. They escaped from Weed because Lennie‚ who had a developmental issue‚ was wrongly accused of rape when he touched a woman to feel her soft dress. They met Candy and their prison-like narrow beds. Then they recognized Curley‚ Slim‚ who was the only person that George could treat him intently‚ Carlson and Curley’s wife‚ who was pretty but indelicate. While George and Slim were talking about Lennie’s past‚ Lennie came in and hide his puppy. After George let him put it back
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Of mice and men English essay- Explore the ways in which John Steinbeck presents power in the fight scene. The 1930’s was hard time for most people who lost their money in the Wall Street crash. John Steinbeck tries to portray how tough life was back then in his novel mice and men. Mice and men also portray how power was abused and the way that it was used in the 1930’s. In
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disappearance Racial injustice Curley’s Wife has greater authority Casuality of ‘nigger’ CURLEY’S WIFE ‘a girl’ ‘flopped like a fish’ Listen‚ Nigger’ ‘Where’s Curley?’ NO NAME ‘tart’ CURLEY Curley is the boss’s son‚ so he doesn’t need to work like the ordinary ranch hands‚ and he has time to kill. He’s little - so he hates big guys. He is a prize-fighter and looks
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Steinbeck and how the author represents the character “Curley’s Wife” who is a vindictive and cruel person throughout the story up until near to her death Steinbeck portrays her as “can be nice”. Curley’s Wife from the start was seen as property of Curley and Steinbeck has never mentioned that Curley’s Wife never had a name and is always referred to as ‘Curley’s Wife’ the possessive apostrophe is symbolic Curley’s Wife was very flirtatious ‘She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the
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the novella of Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to give the reader hints or clues about other events in the story. John Steinbeck uses foreshadowing with the event of the Killing of Candy’s dog‚ Curley’s wife is a “rat trap”‚ and Curley harassing Lennie throughout the novella. One example of foreshadowing is when Carlson kills Candy’s dog. And this foreshadows that George will kill Lennie‚ because they were both put out of their misery‚ and that when Candy said “I ought of shot
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