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    shame. After some time Carlson walks back in and tries to annoyed looking at Candy. Slims was gone at the barn‚ Whit‚ another ranch-hand‚ was talking with George about his favorite “cathouse” and how his invited to come with them anytime he wants‚ and Curley‚ hoe just bsrged in talking about if anyone has seen his with‚ then seeing that Slim was off at the barn he got very suspicious and jealous and went after him‚ Carlson and Whit hoping to see a fight run off behind him‚ except George‚ Lennie‚ and Candy

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    How does Steinbeck present Curly’s wife as an outsider? During the 1930’s life in America for women was difficult due to work places for women being scarcer resulting in unemployment and leading to women being marginalised. In ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck the role of Curly’s wife is one of great importance and leads to the misunderstanding of the two disenfranchised characters; Lennie and Curly’s wife. Similarly to the other characters‚ Curly’s wife is correspondingly presented as an outsider

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    Josie Lopez 1st Hour Of Mice and Men: Who Was the Loneliest? While reading Of Mice and Men‚ there were some characters that stood out and some that were sad to read about. Thoughts would come about that certain character or characters. One character that stood out was the only female in the whole story‚ the only person that would be wondering out and about‚ and the only person that people would assume stuff about. That character was Curley’s wife and boy was she the loneliest in the story

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    Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck demonstrates the character of Curley’s wife as she copes with loneliness by attracting the attention of the men in the farm. All throughout the novella‚ she makes three appearances‚ the bunkhouse and Crook’s room where she slowly reveals her identity to the readers‚ which leads the barn where she reveals the most about herself. Looks can be misleading and despite the fact that she shows herself one way does not imply that it is her true self. Curley’s wife makes

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    “A guy goes nut if he ain’t got nobody.” None of the characters in Of Mice and Men experience true companionship. Discuss. The crave for companionship is a key theme present throughout John Steinbeck’s novella‚ Of Mice and Men. The great depression is no help when trying to find or keep friendships alive in the rural‚ country areas of America. George and Lennie depict what true companionship is all about when sticking together through thick and thin. Being the only black man living on the ranch

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    Of Mice and Men Draft In the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck‚ loneliness is portrayed in many ways and contributes to many of the characters reasons for being who they are and the way that they behave. I will talk about how the 1930’s great depression contributed to making the characters have a sense of loneliness and how these people dealt with loneliness in different ways. Loneliness is the feeling of isolation and no hope or dreams in your life-which is what Steinbeck achieves by portraying

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    How does Steinbeck present Curley’s Wife? The book was written in the 1900’s which was an area where women and black people were marginalized by society due to their sex or skin colour. In the book‚ the first time we are introduced to Curley’s Wife is through another character: Candy. This suggests that she must be quite an important character as she is being rumoured about. He says “Wait’ll you see Curley’s Wife”‚ this quotation intrigues the reader and makes them wonder about Curley’s Wife. Then Candy

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    In John Steinbeck’s classic novel Of Mice and Men we are left with a question‚ “Now what do you suppose is eatin’ them two?” At the time Carlson did not understand the pain that George was going through after shooting his best friend. Many people also aren’t aware that John Steinbeck wasn’t just trying to tell a story but he was also trying to focus on the many injustices that surrounded him. Monumental topics like racism‚ sexism ageism‚ and discrimination towards the mentally slow. Constantly we

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    1937 novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck there is a very powerful aspect of male dominance in the text. From a feminist’s point of view this story degrades women‚ and categorizes them as sexual objects. One example of this was the representation of Curley’s wife as a character. She was not a main character but she was visually described extensively. She is portrayed as a tramp‚ and it seems as though this was a deliberate point made by Steinbeck. The first time Curley’s wife is seen she is

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    Steinbeck present’s Curley’s wife as the only women in the ranch‚ who occupies a key role in the novella as the catalyst for much discontent for several of the characters and for the tragic ending‚ because of this men in the ranch constantly think of her as a ‘trouble maker’. George refers to her as a “poison” and that he has “never seen piece of jailbait worse than her” This suggests that if Lennie gets in trouble with Curley’s wife it’s trouble for the both of them as they will lose the chance

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