“I ain’t never seen no piece of jailbait worse than her” What is the reader meant to think about Curley’s wife? Curley’s wife eventually goes on to be the very cause of the destruction of George and Lennie’s dream and this statement acts as a foreshadowing device for the detrimental role she’ll eventually play. The term ‘jailbait’ itself carries various connotations. The dictionary definition is ‘a young woman‚ or young women collectively‚ considered in sexual terms but under the age of consent’
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period i.e 1930’s. However‚ some would argue that it still holds value for modern day situations. These are all exploited as weaknesses by Steinbeck throughout the novel. Curley’s Wife suffers from a lack of identity. Throughout the entire book Curley’s Wife is simply referred to as ‘Curley’s Wife’ and if not‚ would be referred to by a demeaning name. This gives the sense of her being presented as either an object or possession of Curley’s. From our first introduction to Curley’s wife‚ we are shown
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how Curley’s wife is affected by Prejudice The other men call her and treat her like a tart. She is often demeaned and made to feel oppressed. One way in which I believe she is oppressed is by the way she’s not given a name‚ just referred to as Curley’s Wife‚ Curley’s property. “I ain’t used to living like this”‚ this quotation suggests that she is sick of being made to stay at home all day and just clean‚ cook and do all the chores around the house. I believe that Curley’s wife also feels demeaned
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A wife is classified as a man’s spouse‚ partner or a woman. A woman can be classified as an adult female human being‚ female servant‚ subordinate‚ personal attendant‚ or domestic employee. The view of a woman has been misconstrued before the term feminist was engendered. Judy Brady uses the description of a wife’s role in her essay I Want a Wife to expose what a man subliminally believes a wife’s role is. Although the man may argue against the idea‚ women’s expectations‚ opportunities‚ and positions
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the lives of young men and a woman‚ working on a farm during the Great Depression. The story “of Mice and Men” describe Curley’s wife in different light‚ as the novel portrays her as a villain and not a very strong character‚ while the movie showed her as both a victim and villain. In the movie she seemed like a stronger character with a more important role. Curley’s wife is a very misunderstood character in the movie and book. In the book‚ it was said‚ that she had “the eye” or was looking for attention
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10 ‘I Want a Wife’ A In 1971 when the essay “I Want A Wife” was written it was the height of the feminist movement. During this time women were rising and speaking out about the classification of themselves as second class citizens to men. Inspired by the recent amendment giving women the right to vote‚ which was in the 1940’s‚ Judy Brady‚ wrote the satirical essay ” I Want a Wife”. The purpose of the essay is to give a blatant unfair depiction of the conditions of the common “wife” during this
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In the novel of “Of Mice and Men” Steinbeck invented an extremely ambiguous character known as Curely’s Wife. Readers would ether like or dislike the personality of Curley’s Wife. Her dream was to be in the movies as she quotes “Nother time I met a guy an’ he was in pitchers. Went out to the Riverside Dance Palace with him. He says he was gonna put me in the movies. Says I was a natural” In the novel she was massively disliked by the other characters for her attracting the attention of other men
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Brady’s I want a wife In Judy Brady’s essay‚ “I Want a Wife”‚ she explores why she would like to have a wife. Brady’s style and structure contribute to her theme of female repression. Various style techniques‚ such as repetition and irony‚ are used along with the structural technique of using levels of intimacy. One of Brady’s main style techniques is the use of repetition. She is constantly describing what she wants in a wife and the duties that the wife should take care of: “I want a wife who will not
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tales. Amongst those sharing a tale‚ is the Wife of Bath. She tells a story about a knight sent to find out what women truly want. The knight is sent on this mission because he is found guilty of rape‚ in a usually case‚ the knight punishment would result in his beheading. The queen is given the sovereignty to pick the knight’s punishment. The way in which Chaucer depicts the wife of bath‚ shows that she is an atypical woman of her time period. The wife of Bath contradicts the misogynist ideas of
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the Middle Ages were meek and mild‚ not boisterous and headstrong like the Wife of Bath.Compared to other women of her time‚ she is unique; instead of conforming to traditional stereotypes‚ she follows what she desires. Her opinion on marriage and the purpose of a husband challenges the Medieval role of a housewife. Though her actions are slightly contradictory‚ the Wife of Bath is one of literature’s first feminists. The Wife of Bath is not subservient—she’s the dominant force in her relationships
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