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    Depression‚ and itinerant jobs. Steinbeck shows the many contrasting reactions of people in the face of adversity and hardships. When human beings are faced with hardships and adversity‚ all will react differently because of his/her’s past experiences. In Of Mice and Men‚ Curley‚ Slim‚ Crooks‚ and Lennie all are struggling with the difficulties of the farm‚ but each handle the situation differently because of their positions. In Chapter 2‚ the characters Curley and Slim are both introduced to

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    Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Curley’s Wife shows many signs of being a tragic character. She not only has hopes and dreams of becoming an actress that were crushed‚ but also married a man named Curley‚ who is rude and never acknowledges her. She is unable to talk to anyone else because she is the only woman on the farm and her name is never once mentioned in the entire novel. (need to add more) Although Curley’s wife was married to Curley‚ she was extremely lonely. Curley isolates her from all

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    Curley’s Wife In Of Mice and Men‚ character symbolism lets the reader see what life was like in the 1930’s. Many of the characters portray a certain person that could have been living in the 1930’s. This book is about the adventures of two men‚ George Milton and the mentally disabled Lennie Small. They were migrant workers who had to search for work during the Great Depression. You see the friendship between the two men‚ and how they care for each other and try to protect each other. Author John

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    Lennie It is obvious from the beginning of the novel that Lennie is in some way mentally disabled‚ and has the mind and actions of a child‚ the first time that a character mentions this is Slim‚ who remarks that Lennie is ’Jes like a kid’‚ Curley’s wife also point out that he is ’jus’ like a big baby’. It is obvious to the reader of Lennie’s mental ability by the way he speaks‚ as he has a definite speech impediment. By having Lennie be described as like a child and by his actions being like a child

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    One of the ways Steinbeck shows Curley’s Wife as a villain is by portraying her as a tart. In chapter two‚ Candy quotes “Well‚ I think Curley’s married . . . . A tart.” In this chapter she is presented negatively‚ he uses his context to show she is a trouble maker and an attention seeker. The fact candy has labeled her a tart so soon makes us assume she is the villain in this novel. In the same chapter it is written ‘She had full rouged lips and wide spaced eyes‚ heavily made up. Her fingernails

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    that is full of symbolism. After the first read‚ it might seem like an innocent tale about a woman and her garden. However‚ upon further examination‚ the reader learns it is actually a story about a woman’s desires and frustrations in her life. Steinbeck uses many examples‚ such as the flowers to symbolize the thoughts and ideas of the main character‚ Elisa‚ in this story. Elisa Allen is a lonesome woman who gets pleasure from growing her chrysanthemums. Since her husband‚ Henry‚ is

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    The Good Wife Guide The “Good Wife Guide” is an advisory text from the 1950’s telling typical 1950’s women on how to accomplish their role as a “good wife”. The mood set throughout the entire text is completely imperative based (e.g. “Clear away clutter” and “Be happy to see him”). This creates a rather stern and overpowering tone‚ connoting that women in the 1950’s were being ‘told’ what to do. Other parts of the text seem to suggest that women had no right to make any individual decisions and

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    John Steinbeck called his novel about migratory farmhands during The Great Depression. The title Of Mice and Men is Steinbeck alluding to Robert Burns’ poem “To a Mouse “. Burn states “the best laid plains of mice and mean oft go awry “. Therefore there are many reasons why this quote can relate to the relationship of George and Lennie and also others of this book. Here are my three main reasons why this quote is the main idea of the story and why Steinbeck’s message is true about the real world

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    John Steinbeck: Interview Transcript 1. Denton: National Scot poet: Robert Burns’ had a poem which had similar ideas to your Of Mice and Men noel‚ what were they? Steinbeck: Yes I had read that poem‚ in the story the mouse is can be okay or a pest. This would be just like the character since they can be very moody; Lennie is kind to George but is a pest because he does bad things. That mouse’s home is destroyed as an accidental consequence‚ this has similarities to events that occur in Of

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    John Steinbeck lived in a time period where women didn’t have any power. Ultimately‚ it was a society where men ruled by a long shot. Women were looked upon as objects‚ and not human beings. They could not have the same jobs that men had; they were usually home figures. Taking care of the home while their husbands were out working. It’s safe to say that many women weren’t happy in this time period‚ and you can tell through all of the rallying by women to gain more social and political power. John

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