available to her. On page 33 when she came in claiming to be looking for Curley and obviously just hanging around out of boredom‚ George became really rude and brushed her off. When she had finally exited the room he said to Lennie‚ “Jesus‚ what a tramp.” Another incident similar to that was on page 51‚ when George and Whit were playing solitaire and the topic of Curley’s wife came up. After Whit explains the situation between Curley and his wife‚ George responds with‚ “She’s gonna make a mess. They’s
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even saw the guy again. Instead of Hollywood and all its glam‚ she ended up marrying young and getting trapped on the ranch. Being the only woman there and no one to talk to makes you emphasise with her and soften towards her and feel her loneliness. Curley is not interested in her dream and there is only one person she tells her dream to and that is Lennie. I think she tells lennie because she knows he doesn’t comprehend what’s going on and it goes through one ear and out the other but at least she’s
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In John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ is taken place throughout the Great Depression. During the great depression people tried everything that they could to get good jobs and make money. In the beginning of the novel the main characters‚ George and Lennie are sitting on a hill by a pond discussing what their dreams are in life. George mentions how one day they will get a little shack on about ten acres and have cows and pigs. Before he can finish his sentence Lenny interrupts him saying‚ “An’
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married and is still promiscuous and portrays herself flamboyantly in front of other men could suggest that she is unfaithful and immoral‚ or alternatively that her sexual needs are not fulfilled by her husband‚ providing a reasonable explanation to why Curley wears a glove “fulla vasaline”‚ something that is seen as “dirty” by George. She is described to be “heavily made up” which could add to her being unfaithful and untrue as she almost is disguised and covered up by cosmetics‚ covering her real natural
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future. Why is it so important to both men? Chapter 2 1) How is the bunk house described? What does the description tell the reader about the men who live there? 2) What do we find out about Curley‚ his wife‚ and his father through George’s discussions with others. 3) How would you describe Curley and his wife? What do their actions tell you about each of their characters? 4) Re-read Steinbeck’s description of Slim (p. 37). What does this description tell you about Slim’s character? Is he
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John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men does not portray women very respectively. Curley’s wife walks the ranch as a seductress. Bored‚ lonely and always looking for her husband‚ Curley. When we first encounter her appearance‚ Steinbeck describes her as having ‘full‚ rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes‚ heavily made up’ this is a prime example of her superfluous character. She is flirtatious and her body language is provocative. Before Curley’s wife makes her first appearance‚ her personality is emphasised
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Realism versus Aestheticism in Of Mice and Men (1937) Introduction: A panic-stricken young woman flees from the opening scene‚ her beautiful red dress torn. The main characters George (Gary Sinise) and Lennie (John Malkovich) are seen sprinting in the opposite direction to escape yet another dilemma that Lennie has gotten them into. The tension builds as the music intensifies‚ evoking fear in audiences early on that the two men will be caught. This opening scene‚ while out of order from the original
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"I get awful lonely" (page 122). The repetition throughout chapter 5 of Curley’s wife’s loneliness emphasises her isolation and frustration at her not being able to speak to "nobody but Curley" (page 123). This links to the sub-theme of feminism in the novel. Curley’s wife is not allowed to talk to anyone but Curley and in the opinion of Carlson‚ one of the ranch workers‚ she belongs in the house: "Why’n’t you tell her to stay the hell home where she belongs?" (page 90). Curley’s wife has many different
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he kills them by showing love and care towards the animal foreshadows the murder of Curley’s wife. Lennie accidently killed Curley’s wife by petting her hair‚ when George realizes what Lennie has done he realizes that he has to kill Lennie before Curley or the police. It is because of Lennie’s incapacities that allow mercy killing to be better then capital punishment‚ since Lennie does not understand the difference from right and wrong. It is for the best to kill someone out of mercy‚ and put them
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for his size and show that he is superior . Curley’s insecurity about his size impacts the way he views the world. Slim is described as a jerk line skinner‚ the main driver of a mule team. Slim is greatly respected by many of the characters even Curley. Being a leader is
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