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    representations of a character? This is a common feeling for readers. Usually after reading you make a mental image of a certain character‚ then sometimes the movies portrays them differently. The movie and book “of Mice and Men” are great examples of this. This story shows 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

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    The character of Curley‚ a “thin young man with a brown face‚ with brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair”‚ according to Candy is an amateur boxer and is always picking fights‚ especially with those men who are bigger than he is. The boss’ son in the ranch‚ Curley is depicted as malicious and threatening by Steinbeck‚ but yet also possesses some of the traits associated with an outsider- continually trying to prove his worth to those around him. He tries to reflect and ascertain his masculinity

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    drama with the characters and it provokes strong emotions as the audience witnesses the climax of the play and the reactions of and effects on the characters. However‚ if action is offstage‚ the audience do not see for themselves the events of the play and how the characters adjust themselves to the events‚ but‚ this does not mean that these actions are ineffective or unimportant. In fact‚ it is just the opposite. ‘The Cherry Orchard’ by Anton Chekhov and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams

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    Characters have character. In all stories‚ we are introduced with a character in a story‚ human or not‚ that we can somewhat invision. The way they speak‚ the way the act‚ that way they look and the way others are influenced by them. As we grow to love or hate that character‚ they grow too; they start changing their past ways or traits to something different. You start to see more of the character that wasn’t there before when they gave their first impression to you. You realize that there is an

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    long‚ blunt claws. Their skin colors can be various shades of brown‚ typically almost matching to the color of the dirt they have been digging in. As well‚ coloring on the sides of the head and can distinguish males from females as the coloring on males is darker while on females it’s lighter. At the end of their heads is one of their most notable features‚ their snout. Aardvarks have long snouts that are wider at the end where the mouth is. Inside the mouth is their long‚ sticky tongue. At the

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    Lennie and Curley’s wife come across as very different characters. They differ greatly in appearance‚ mentality‚ and personality. Despite their differences‚ though‚ Lennie and Curley’s wife are surprisingly similar in the way they both constantly need to create physical connections. As a result‚ they are able to relate to each other‚ and when they are finally alone together they address each other’s needs‚ which leads to a tragic end. Lennie and Curley’s wife are extremely different people‚

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    time‚ even in the past abuse like this existed‚ but there wasn’t a term for it‚ especially if it was your wife. Likely you would be told that she’s a little rambunctious or noisy and she will calm down‚ but that may not be the problem. The Wife of Bath in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales can be classified as an abuser by the methods she uses to control her husbands. Emotional abuse is the Wife of Bath’s greatest tool against her first husbands. In the Wife’s Prologue‚ she tells of the accusations

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    Draft Essay for Macbeth’s Desire for Power In the play Macbeth by Shakespeare I found at the beginning the character Macbeth was a portrayed as a noble‚ honest and brave man. As said by the captain in the second scene‚ ‘For brave Macbeth – well he deserves that title’ (I.2.16). This gives the audience an indication that Macbeth was highly respected by the king’s men and the king himself. His desire for power grew throughout the play from when he had his first encounter with the witches. Macbeth

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    My initial response to the character of Curley’s wife was that of intense dislike- I found Steinbeck to subtly prejudice us‚ as readers‚ against her‚ before she even made a physical appearance in the text. Upon reflection‚ I perceive Curley’s wife in some ways to be the most important figure in the novel- she is a key symbol of temptation‚ and most of the story’s main underlying themes: dreams‚ isolation and loneliness‚ for example‚ can be related to her in some way. To an extent‚ she can be blamed

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    faced by Curley’s wife and Crooks in the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Discrimination occurs in this novel because both Crooks and Curley’s wife are discriminated against for things such as race and gender. Even though both characters are discriminated against on the ranch the reasons they are discriminated against are different. Both characters are minorities‚ have bad reputations‚ and open up to people who are willing to listen and talk to them. Crooks and Curley’s wife are both minorities

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