the typical American Dream of owning a piece of land and Lennie tending the rabbits‚ yet it slips through their fingers due to Lennie’s ignorance and strength. Curley’s wife desires a life of fame and fortune in Hollywood however her marriage to Curley leaves her aspiration out of reach. Crooks‚ the black stable buck‚ Dreams of equality but the racial attitude of others destroys his dream. George and Lennie desire
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a grand leadership role‚ making him‚ technically‚ a ruler. Curley is a very audacious man. He demands to be respected and throws out commands‚ expecting the farmhands to obey. He shows little respect for the workers‚ and is very cocky. This trait shows through at the point in the story where he fights Lennie. Lennie‚ being challenged‚ doesn’t understand that he shouldn’t be laughing. He just does what the other farmhands do. When Curley sees a chance to demonstrate his power‚ he dives right into
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girl and not a floozy.’ Discuss and explain your own impression of Curley’s wife. Curley’s wife is just a young woman seeking attention‚ feeling the only way she can receive it is if she throws herself at the men around the ranch. In all honesty‚ Curley should give her more attention than she could ever wish for‚ however‚ in the 1930s things were a lot different to how they are now for women. Curley’s wife gives off the impression that she is a floozy and an extremely flirtatious woman throughout
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mislead others into believing she was a “tart”. Many stayed away from her in hopes of not being knocked around by Curley or even worse getting “canned”. In a way‚ Curley wanted to protect her but was never willing to provide to her needs. Because of this lack of comfort‚ Curley’s wife also spoke to George. When speaking to him‚ she admits that she is very lonely and only stays with Curley because her past dreams didn’t come true. As the story unfolds‚ she begins to grow on Lennie and tries to relate
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Loneliness In Of Mice And Men ‘Of mice and men’ is a tale of loneliness and hardship felt by the people living in America during the 1930 ’s. Written by John Steinbeck and published in 1937‚ it tells the heartbreaking story of two ranch workers during the depression; George Milton and Lennie Small. At the time America was very poor‚ with a shortage of jobs so people had to travel in search of new jobs. As many people were constantly moving‚ lasting friendships or relationships were hard to come
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like she was trapped inside an invisible cage. She doesn’t like Curley. She gets bored of him bragging about the fights he’s going to have. Curley’s wife deserves a better life that this. She would’ve made something out of herself if she didn’t marry Curley. Even though Curley’s wife is trapped‚ she was really mean to Crooks. Crooks never done anything to her; she keeps getting others in to trouble by talking to them causing Curley to get mad. Crooks just ask her to leave his room because people
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the disorientation in Lennie’s head‚ makes him unable to control the situation‚ which ends badly. Something similar happens when Curley attacks Lennie. Once again‚ Lennie’s puzzlement of the situation goes against him when Curley reaches to punch Lennie‚ as he “simply held on to the closed fist”. Even though is seems Lennie is in control of the situation‚ as Curley is “flopping like a fish”‚ Lennie is scared and “watched in terror”. Lennie’s need for security is also shown in his desire to have
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Explore the theme of loneliness in Of Mice and Men Whilst reading the novel‚ ‘Of Mice and Men’ it becomes apparent that loneliness‚ is one of the main themes that is carried throughout the book. This theme is symbolised in almost every character‚ each expressing loneliness in their own way. From Crooks‚ the misunderstood black man who wasn’t always discriminated against; Curley’s Wife‚ the only woman on the ranch who had dreams of being something much bigger‚ to the leading characters George and
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seductive way so she can catch the attention of other men on the ranch such as George and Lennie. She dresses that way because she is a tramp and they like to seduce other men towards them despite having a husband called Curley. This also shows that she is not really loved by Curley because she
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Curley’s wife is one example of being an outcast. She is not included in anything because she is a woman and Curley keeps her away rom everyone else. It becomes very obvious that she is lonely and in need of someone to talk to because she goes out on the farm and goes to the bunkhouse. She looks for someone since Curley is not there with her and because she does that the workers call her nasty names like‚ tramp or tart. All she wants is someone to talk to and since
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