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    Curley's Wife

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    Curley’s wife presented in a complicated way.. She is ambiguous in some sense. Dangerous: ‘both men glanced up for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off.’ ‘She had full rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes‚ heavily made up.’ Red‚ foreshadowing danger. Vulnerable: ‘heavily made up.’ Insecure. Hiding domestic violence. Mysterious. Outlet for feelings‚ only thing she has control over. Wants attention because she is neglected by Curley. ‘I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella.’ She

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    California sometime during the 1930’s. The financial struggles during the Great Depression serve as a core to which this story revolves around. The struggle to make ends meet kept the story’s main characters‚ George and Lennie‚ looking for a job in order to reach their dream of owning a home. This story’s main characters are all men‚ with the exception of one important woman. This woman is referred to as ‘Curley’s Wife.’ While she is the only woman‚ Curley’s wife is one of the most significant characters

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    comes looking for Curley and ends up talking to George and Lennie for a bit. I would especially use the part where she "twitched" her body and where she tells George that "you can’t blame someone for looking". That implies it’s okay for them to look at her.she been only married for only 2weeks‚ maybe she flirts with other men’s because she not used to the married life.It also tells that that she is ’young’ . George has a bad impression on curley’s wife. He says " well I think Curley married a tart"

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    Although Warwick Thornton and Reko Rennie‚ both internationally recognised and acclaimed Indigenous artists‚ create works that communicate themes of family‚ injustice‚ rebellion‚ and culture‚ they exhibit these concerns in unique and diverse ways. In comparing these two fascinating characters‚ one must consider the influence of the time and location in which their work was created‚ their gender‚ their preferred mediums‚ subject matter‚ their training and life experiences. The films of Warwick Thornton

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    Lennie Terrible Memory

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    Because Lennie has terrible memory George has to remind him many times on what they’ve done and talked about in the past. Lennie can only remember bits and pieces of information and struggles to put all of it together because in chapter one‚ Lennie says ‘’’why sure George‚ I remember that...but… what’d we do then? I remember some girls come by and you says...you say…’’’(Steinbeck 5). Lennie also forgot where they were going and George has to remind him ‘’’Where we goin’‚ George?’’ and George replied

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    Men’‚ the characters of Slim and Curley are created to have a strong influence on the other workers’ lives. While both the characters make an impact with the way they are presented‚ Steinbeck portrays them both very differently. He does this by giving the reader different impressions when each of the characters are introduced‚ the idiosyncrasies the author has given them‚ the way they treat others‚ how the rest of the characters react to the characteristics of Curley and Slim and why they influence

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    Of Mice and Men: Lennie and George Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ is the story of two simple farm hands‚ Lennie Small‚ who incidentally‚ really isn ’t very small‚ and his better half‚ George Milton‚ on their quest to have "a place of their own‚" with plenty of furry bunnies‚ of course. Sound strange? Read on to get clued in. The book opens along the banks of the Salinas River a few miles south of Soledad‚ California. Everything is calm and beautiful‚ and nature is alive.

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    Curley’s Wife‚ throughout this essay I will be writing about him and his characteristics. Curley’s Wife is first presented to us through the dialogue of Candy when he describes her to George. She is perceived by Candy as a trouble maker‚ he says: ‘You got no call foolin’ aroun’ with other guys‚ causin’ trouble.’ He uses expressions such as ‘she got the eye’ and then describes her as looking at other men‚ before eventually calling her a ‘tart’. Through Candy‚ we get an idea of Curley’s Wife as flirtatious

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    Differences between colonies:  Religious: The Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth were "Puritans" vs. Anglicans at Jamestown. Plus‚ Plymouth was founded for religious reasons while Jamestown was founded for economic reasons. Don’t get me wrong--religion was critical for both groups but the Puritans left England because they were religious outcasts while the settlers at Jamestown were there for economic benefit and had investors. Labor: Jamestown was initially settled under martial law and the military

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    Lennie Friendship Quotes

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    George tells Lennie why their life is good by comparing themselves to others‚ he explain that it is actually because of their friendship which makes them different than others. It can be told that Lennie is very important to George since he always take god care of him and never leave him; on the other hand‚ George is also essential and important to Lennie. (This can be proved in chapter 4 in the conversation between Crooks and Lennie especial when Crooks says pretend George will not back.) 2. “I

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