EXPLORE THE SIGNIFICANCE AND ROLE OF MINOR CHARACTER IN ‘OF MICE AND MEN’ ‘Of mice and men’ is set during the Great Depression. When a Dust Bowl in the 1930s‚ which vastly damaged the economics and agriculture in the US. Hundreds and thousands of farmers lost their jobs and became migrant workers in California. Finding a job in the ranches was really difficult‚ because the society was cruel to those who are useless. In this book‚ there are a few minor characters that reflected some important social
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The novel of mice and men by John Steinbeck was set During the great Depression. In this time it seemed that everybody is afraid of everybody. The novel‚ Of Mice And Men‚ deals with the issue of loneliness. Loneliness affects many of the characters‚ and Steinbeck seems to show that it is a natural and inevitable result of the kind of life they are forced to lead. Every character in the story exhibits loneliness. Curley’s wife seeks the attention of the farm hands as a substitute for the lack
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John Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men This scene in Of Mice and Men is made extra tense by the author‚ John Steinbeck‚ by a mixture of linguistic devices‚ description and speech. Curley’s wife is introduced in this scene and it starts by describing her. In the novel “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck tells a story of dreams‚ hopes and loneliness. We are introduced to a majorly significant and complex character‚ Curley’s wife. Steinbeck shows us that Curley’s wife is flirtatious‚ mischievous but most of
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plethora of interesting characters in the novel Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck‚ but some of them stand out more than others. One of these outstanding characters is Curley’s Wife. Curley’s Wife may not seem to be a character of any importance‚ given the fact that she does not receive an actual name‚ however she controls a copious amount of the plot. Some argue that Curley’s Wife is a villain‚ and some argue that she is a victim. Although Curley’s Wife attracts attention to herself‚ she is a victim
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their friendship kept them going. John Steinbeck brings the time period of the 1930s to life in Of Mice and Men. The story captures the tale of two men‚ George and Lennie‚ use friendship and a dream to overcome challenges. Piece by piece as challenges add‚ it ends with serious consequences. Steinbeck displays that weakness leads to cruelty through the characters in Of Mice and Men by Crooks trying to acquire a position over Lennie‚ Candy’s dog dying‚ and Curley’s wife speaking to Crooks. Weak things
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is morally correct to do so. Unfortunately‚ some individuals do not understand how big of an impact this life lesson has on society and simply ignore the common proverb. The negative impacts of this decision are portrayed through John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men. Lennie Small‚ a mentally handicapped individual‚ has challenges thrown at him throughout his short journey of life‚ making it even more painful to live. Lennie is a misunderstood‚ naive‚ poor‚ pathetic human being who gives much more
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Of Mice and Men In the story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck it describes that these two immigrant farmworkers‚ Lennie and George traveling together. The reason that these two are together is because Lennie Smalls: one of the characters is mentally impaired and George knew his Aunt Clar. Aunt Clar had asked George to watch Lennie for her cause it was her time to go... These two were always moving around place to place‚ to get money. These two were dreaming of buying a land together. This was
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Of Mice and Men is not kind in its portrayal of women. In fact‚ women are treated with contempt throughout the course of the book. Steinbeck generally depicts women as troublemakers who bring ruin on men and drive them mad. Curley’s wife‚ who walks the ranch as a temptress‚ seems to be a prime example of this destructive tendency—Curley’s already bad temper has only worsened since their wedding. Aside from wearisome wives‚ Of Mice and Men offers limited‚ rather misogynistic‚ descriptions of women
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Of Mice and Men. Monologue. Curley’s wife. Who do they think they are? Pack of bindle bums! Think they are all so damn good. They don’t know me. They don’t know who i am‚ what i’m about. Who do they think they are treatin me like a kid? Bunch of bindle stiffs! They ain’t no better‚ they ain’t gonna amount to nothin’. Yeah‚ they gotta stupid plan‚ but they ain’t gonna make it. Ha! A stupid dum dum‚ can’t string two words together and make it make sense‚ he’s so stupid! Lousy ol’ sheep. Why
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and hide in the brush.”(doc B) In the story Of Mice and Men there are two main characters‚ George and Lennie. George is average sized and intelligent‚ and Lennie is tall‚ very muscular‚ and below average. George and Lennie have a farm dream that they will own land‚ so they go to work on a ranch to earn money. A worker there‚ Candy‚ offers to go in with 300 dollars. Everything is looking good until Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife‚ and Curley is a hothead. He wants to kill Lennie very painfully
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