can be interpreted as you canât blame a person for looking which would mean you cannot blame her for looking for Curley and you cannot blame a person for looking and admiring her. Also‚ when she enters the bunkhouse she says âIâm lookinâ for Curleyâ which is a lie because she is only saying that to flirt and talk to the men. We can tell that because when Slim says he has just seen Curley
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“What do you think of the kid‚ Curly?” The two men were sitting at a rickety wooden table in the bunkhouse. The wood stove gave off an insufficient amount of heat for the still chilly Spring. “I think he’s a cocky son of of a buck‚ but he can ride; that’s for damn sure. Did you see how he topped off that roan horse‚” Dakota said. “Stuck it on him like patting for a dance.” Old man Stegner won the roan in a poker game at the saloon in town. He was a big‚ good looking rawboned
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Curley is one of ‘Of Mice and Men’s’ major characters. Although Curley does not appear to hold a central role such as that of George or Lennie‚ however he is very important in other respects. Curley is the boss’ son‚ therefore he acts as though he is the boss himself “like the boss‚ he wore high-heeled boots.” Not only does Curley act like boss he physically impersonates the dress of the boss; In society the boss is of the highest stature Curley is portrayed by Steinbeck to be the highest in stature
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dresses inappropriately for everyday life on a ranch: “cotton house dress‚ red mules‚ heavily made up‚ her fingernails were red.” Its like she is trying to use her appearance as a weapon to hurt Curley because he’s horrible to her; she tries to make him jealous by dressing attractively. If she was committed to Curley and her marriage she would dress like a housewife and cover up. She also flirts with all the men: ” its like she can’t stay away from them” and “gives them the eye”. This causes us to
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the lead up to the fight between Lennie and Curley? The fight is a pivotal moment in the novella’s plot and it brings out the emotions of many of the ranch hands and lets us examine closely the relationships between certain characters. Steinbeck uses carefully planned linguistic techniques to create an atmosphere of tension and drama before the event‚ adding to the foreboding throughout the first two chapters that something bad will happen between Curley and Lennie. Steinbeck uses hard‚ harsh language
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Do you sympathise with Curley’s wife or do you condemn her? Throughout the 1930’s in California‚ where and when the novel "of mice and men" was set‚ women were frequently suppressed and treated as objects. They were put down and often abused. They were forced to do anything their husband says otherwise they were condemned by the family and general public. Several of these issues are reflected in the character of Curley’s wife. This character is portrayed in many different ways in the different
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How does Steinbeck create tension in the fight between Lennie and Curley in Chapter 3? Steinbeck cleverly builds up the tension throughout Chapter three to foreshadow the fight. It is important to note how Steinbeck builds up the tension beforehand‚ as he jumps from scene to scene which has conflicting emotions for both the characters and the reader‚ to perhaps manipulate us to believe that Lennie will be in grave danger‚ due to the violent and discriminatory characters present in the early-mid 20th
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Explore the ways one or two minor characters are presented in Of Mice and Men. I will be exploring the ways in which Slim and Curley are presented in Of Mice and Men. These two might be considered minor characters in John Steinbeck’s novella; but no character is irrelevant. This story is set during the Great Depression of the Thirties in America‚ and it tells how the ideal American Dream has collapsed in a time of poverty and hunger. Each character plays their part in illustrating themes of
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complex. She is first introduced through rumours means that the reader already has a biased opinion of Curley ’s wife before she even enters the section. Candy mentions that she‚ "got the eye" explaining that she is flirtatious and immoral with the fact that she flirts with other men immediately after it is stated that she is married to Curley. Already‚ the reader is introduced to the idea that Curley ’s wife is an immoral "tart" which is strengthened upon her first appearance‚ which follows shortly
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looking at the new-born pups‚ and Curley ran into the barn with the impression that his wife was cheating on him with Slim. The scene is already made slightly dramatic by portraying Curley‚ who has previously been portrayed as a small thug‚ as a bit of an idiot‚ as there was no proof that Slim was with his wife in the barn. As Curley busted into the barn‚ Lennie explains that his wife never entered the barn‚ and that it was just himself and Slim. This would have made Curley even more stupid‚ because‚ if
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