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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situation‚ but also did not know what to do. E.g. ‘Curley had punched Lennie because he thought he saw Lennie laugh at him‚ little did he know‚ Lennie was only fanaticizing about taming rabbits on their future farm‚ Lennie was just standing there yelling for George to tell Curley to stop hitting him.’ After Steinbeck used confusion to create tension‚ he added in urgency. This made the already tense situation unbearable. E.g. ‘George told Lennie to hit Curley
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few relationships she does maintain‚ such as her marriage to Curley‚ are unhealthy and damaging to the frail sense of identity she possesses. She left her mother to be with Curley in hopes of discovering a "wholeness" and sense of identity. She saw her identity or role in life as that of an actress‚ wearing fashionable clothes and staying in grand hotels. When that dream dissolved‚ she tried to replace her lost self-image through Curley. Curley’s wife is a static character. She never changes throughout
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OF MICE AND MEN Chapter 1 Setting : It is a hot Thursday‚ late in the afternoon. The characters are four miles south of Soledad. They stop right by the Salinas River‚ a beautiful river in rural California surrounded by woods that have a warn path through them that runs to the river from the ranches and farms. There is a giant sycamore near them with a horizontal limb worn smooth by men who have sat on it‚ and under it is the ash pile of many fires. It is a very peaceful and heavenly setting.
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can talk to people‚ but I can’t talk to nobody but Curley.” (95) This shows how aware she is about Curley’s insecurity‚ which causes her to converse with the other men in secret. Curley expects his wife to do as he tells her at all times‚ and expects her to isolate herself from everyone else and to only talk to him. In addition‚ Curley’s wife also adds after discovering where Curley had gone too “Think I don’t know where they all went? Even Curley?” (77) Curley’s wife despises the requirements and
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She married Curley and moved to the ranch‚ but little did she know she was going to be the only women. “I get lonely” She said. “You can talk to people‚ but I can’t talk to nobody but Curley.” (Steinbeck 87). Curley is controlling he didn’t enjoy her talking to other guys on the the ranch‚ but that didn’t stop her. Women’s attempts to dominate men are much more likely
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we never find a point in the novel where Curley speaks to his wife. The only speech we find is her telling her to leave the ranch workers alone. This is seen in Chapter 5 as she describes how there is nothing to do inside the ranch house. This again exaggerates how she is just seen as a trophy to Curley. Throughout the novel‚ Curley’s wife is seen as a danger to the ranch workers as they feel that she is putting their job on the ranch at risk as Curley is the ranch owner’s son. However‚ we find
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Mercy Killing In the book Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck‚ two men travel together to escape their pasts. They arrive at a ranch in the Salinas Valley with hopes to achieve their ultimate dream; to buy a place to call their own. Lennie‚ who is a simple-minded man‚ and George‚ who is just a typical guy are brought together and make a lasting friendship out of the loneliness of each man. While spending time on the farm George and Lennie meet some friendly characters‚ but because
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she had to run away from her mother‚ because she knew her mother had hidden a letter from Hollywood. She got away and found Curley who she married to‚ and ended up living on a ranch with Curley as his wife. She is lonely there‚ and she tried to find someone she could talk to which led her to her death. Curley’s wife was young and lived with her mother before living with Curley on a ranch. Her dream was to become an actress in Hollywood to become a star on film and everyone wants to meet and talk to
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that time were oppressed‚ she still believed she had the potential to succeed. In the novel‚ she is portrayed as a gorgeous woman who is very flirtatious. Curley and his wife had only been married for two weeks before George and Lennie had come to the ranch. Curley and his wife met at a Riverside Dance Palace. The same night that she met Curley‚ she met a man who could possibly get her into a Hollywood movie and become a movie star. When Lennie and Curley’s wife were talking in the barn about her
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