Of mice and men Notes curley’s wife She is never given a name. She is given no real identity. She has only been married to Curley for a few weeks. She is lonely. There are no other women to talk to on the ranch. The men on the ranch like to think that she is after them. She is married to the sons of the owner of the ranch so why would she be after the workers who have nothing. When whit is playing cards he comments to George about Curley’s wife .”ain’t she a loo loo?” he also
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Curley In the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ the author explores the character Curley. Curley is the boss’s son and he is not really liked by everyone else on the ranch. The author tells how Curley acts towards his wife‚ the other men working on the ranch‚ and most importantly Lennie and George. He also gives the idea that Curley is sometimes lonely during the story. Throughout the story‚ Curley shows us that he is skillful‚ daring‚ yet he was also known as a being a bully towards other
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Men’‚ the characters of Slim and Curley are created to have a strong influence on the other workers’ lives. While both the characters make an impact with the way they are presented‚ Steinbeck portrays them both very differently. He does this by giving the reader different impressions when each of the characters are introduced‚ the idiosyncrasies the author has given them‚ the way they treat others‚ how the rest of the characters react to the characteristics of Curley and Slim and why they influence
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is as ‘a huge man‚ shapeless in face’ whereas Curley is much smaller and weaker‚ Steinbeck describes him as ‘a thin young man with a brown face’. Therefore you would think that Lennie being the stronger man would be the most aggressive but in fact both Lennie and Curley are very aggressive‚ this becomes clear when they both have a fight in bunker house and Lennie ends up crushing Curley’s hand. The power of Lennie is shown when Steinbeck says‚ ‘Curley was white and shrunken by now‚ and his struggling
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Of Mice and Men is a novel set on a ranch in the Salinas Valley in California‚ during the Great Depression of the 1930s by John Steinbeck. It was the first work to bring Steinbeck’s national recognition as a writer. The book addresses the real hopes and dreams of working-class America. Steinbeck’s short novel raises the lives of the poor and dispossessed to a higher‚ symbolic level. The title suggests that plans of Mice and Men often go awry‚ a reference to Robert Burn’s poem "To a Mouse." Since
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nfl 1. First appearance When Curleys’ wife first appears in the book Lennie was fascinated by her looks and thinks that she is very pretty. You know this because he looks at her from top to bottom. These facts are true because in the book it says “Lennie’s eyes moved down her body.” To show that Lennie was fascinated by her looks it says “Lennie watched her‚ fascinated”. Another way that we know that Lennie thought that she was pretty is that after she leaves the bunk house Lennie then says “she
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In the book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ Curley is the antagonist who creates problems for George and Lennie. He is a pugnacious man who is small in stature. Curley has a Napoleonic complex and tries to compensate for his small size by fighting with people who are larger than him. This makes him feel bigger. The reason he is able to intimidate everyone by fighting‚ is that he has power over everyone. Being the boss’ son he has no fear of punishment and is able to do anything with impunity. He uses his freedom
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3. People often want to blame someone when "things go wrong." People spend hours in court trying to find the guilty person. So‚ how would you explain the death of Curley’s wife? Who was irresponsible? In our time people like Lennie are put to death similar acts. Argue who is responsible and explain how events took such a tragic turn. "As you would blame others‚ blame yourself; as you would forgive yourself‚ forgive others." - Chinese Proverb. This quote accurately depicts an ideal situation
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How is Curley presented by Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men? Curley is one of ‘Of Mice and Men’s’ major characters. Although he does not appear to hold a central role‚ he is very important in other respects. The first of these is the way in which he treats George and Lennie‚ and the ranch workers in general on the ranch. Curley is the boss’ son. Therefore he acts like he is the boss himself. He orders the others around‚ and‚ although it is true that he does hold some power on the ranch‚ he does not
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superior to someone rather than have to follow orders to her superior husband‚ Curley. The threat represents the discrimination in the 1930’s‚ which racism was ok and black people
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