In the novel “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck tells a story of dreams‚ hopes and loneliness. We are introduced to a majorly significant and complex Character‚ named Curley’s wife. Steinbeck shows us that Curley’s wife is flirtatious‚ mischievous but most of all an isolated character. She plays a main part in the novel; in doing this she displays and presents many of the main themes. Before we are presented to Curley’s wife‚ Candy talks about her‚ to George and Lennie. She is spoken about in a
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the book all have dreams and how they overcome various challenges to fulfill them. The characters and events make the book a social commentary. How Steinbeck projects the relationship between George and Lennie‚ and Curley and his wife describe the social concerns of that period. Curley used to treat his wife poorly‚ but was still very protective of her. This was acceptable at the time. Curley’s wife had many ambitions of her own‚ like becoming an actress and making a success of her life. She believed
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becomes clear that the two are close friends and George is Lennie’s protector. The theme of friendship is constant throughout the story. At the ranch‚ the situation appears to be menacing and dangerous‚ especially when the pair are confronted by Curley—the boss’s
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got to admit‚ Lennie did a huge favour for me and beat up Curley. I remember that day they tried to lie to me by saying Curley got his hand caught up in a machine. Do they think i’m a kid? I knew exactly what was going on but they didn’t know the fact that i was glad. On the bright side‚ when Curley’s not there with me‚ I get to have some fun playin’ around with some men. I come into the bunkhouse and say that I’m lookin’ for Curley. No one can blame a person for lookin’. Slim is an attractive
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Our first impression of Curley’s wife is that she is a very sexual character. This is suggested through Steinbeck’s description “her fingernails were red”. Red is associated with danger but also with love and passion. Red lipstick was used by prostitutes at the time to represent sexual arousal. Steinbeck also uses similes to give an image of Curley’s wife. For example “her hair hung in little rolled clusters‚ like sausages”. However‚ the primary message is that she is dangerous and not to be trusted
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Why do you think Crooks does this? How does Crooks truly feel about Lennie and Candy’s visit? Why does Crooks doubt George and Lennie and Candy’s goal of acquiring land? What does Curley’s wife say should could have done instead of marrying Curley? How does Curley’s wife threaten Crooks? Of Mice and Men Reading Comprehension – Chapter 5 How did Lennie’s puppy die? Why is Lennie so reluctant to talk to Curley’s wife? Why does Curley’s wife continue talking to Lennie‚ despite Lennie’s
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Violence is never the answer‚ as some may say. Although‚ what if acts of violence are the result of trying to achieve the right answer? In Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie is described as an individual who is an abundance of nuisance. It began as innocent acts of violence‚ nothing life threatening. Lennie had discovered a mouse by the river where he and George was staying. Due to his uncontrolled strength‚ he killed the mouse by handling it with too much force. Even after the mouse had been killed‚ Lennie
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OF MICE AND MEN CHARACTERS Of Mice and Men the characters are clearly drawn and memorable. Some could be the subject of a whole essay‚ while others would not. Of course a question on a theme (see below) might require you to write about characters‚ anyway: for example‚ to discuss loneliness‚ you write about lonely people. George and Lennie The principal characters are George Milton and Lennie Small (whose name is the subject of a feeble joke: “He ain’t small”. Who says this?). Lennie is enormously
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Of Mice and Men Controlled Assessment Explore the ways Steinbeck presents the theme of ‘loneliness’ in ‘Of Mice and Men’. The book ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ written by John Steinbeck is set in the 1930’s America. This was the time of the great depression‚ segregation‚ racism and sexism. In the 1930’s unemployment was high and a lot of men had hardly any money‚ so they moved from town to town to find new places to work. The men never stayed in one place to form any relationships or had much financial
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portrays the key themes of discrimination‚ the American Dream and friendship. These fundamental themes are displayed through the characters in their lifestyle. The main characters include George Milton‚ Lennie Small‚ Crooks‚ Candy‚ Curley’s wife‚ Curley‚ Slim and Carlson which present in these key themes. This novel is set in the Great Depression and John Steinbeck used his experience to express it through the characters. In the novel “Of Mice and Men” one of the major themes is discrimination
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