stating this she reiterates to the Inspector that she feels she has no involvement in the death‚ by stating ’only herself to blame ’ in relevance to Eva’s death is very cruel and self-centred‚ as she is clearly trying to revert back to it being Eva ’s fault therefore diminishing herself and her family out of the equation even though she can be considered to play a large part in her death. As they are higher class than this girl they also feel as though the death is less important‚ as Mrs Birling
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How Crooks is presented in Of Mice and Men Our first proper introduction to Crooks is at the beginning of Chapter 4 when Lennie sees Crooks’ light on when looking at his puppy and goes to investigate. This is a very significant point in the novel because it is the first real point of contact that any of the white ranch hands‚ maybe apart from Slim‚ have had a proper conversation with him apart from during work‚ when he is referred to as a “nigger”. This is hinted at when Crooks says to Lennie
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Curley’s wife is also another character who would very happily settle for the attentive ear of a stranger. She admits to Lennie that she is unhappily married when she says “I ain’t told this to nobody before. Maybe I ought to. I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella”. In fact the only reason why she married him was to rebel against her mother as she thought that her mother hid the letter that would’ve led her to her dream of being a famous movie star. As well as crooks‚ Curley’s wife also links
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down upon and religion means everything to them. The play takes place in Salem‚ Ma‚ where young girls are accusing specific people of being witches‚ in order to get what they want. John Procter has an affair with Abigal‚ Abigal doesnt like Procter’s wife‚ Elizabeth‚ so she accuses her of witchcraft. Miller portrays John Procter as respectful‚ honest‚ and caring‚ this causes the reader to feel that procter is a good and trustworthy man. To start off‚ Miller portrays John Procter as an honest man
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The character of Curley’s Wife is one of the most significant characters in the book as she is linked to the key themes of loneliness and dreams‚ which ultimately leads to both her death and Lennie’s death. Steinbeck uses the character of Curley’s Wife as a microcosm for the prejudice that faced all women in 1930’s America. Like most of the main characters in the novel‚ Curley’s wife is significantly related to the theme of dreams. Her role in this theme is slightly more important than others
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Explore the ways that Scrooge’s emotions change in “A Christmas Carol” The story will not leave us‚ but will “haunt” us “pleasantly” as Dickens hoped. We are experiencing this by exploring the ways that emotions of main character‚ Ebenezer Scrooge‚ change during reading “A Christmas Carol”. Charles Dickens uses a lot of adjectives and many similes in order to present a clear image of what Scrooge looks like‚ as well as his personality‚ and this is before we have ever met him: “Hard and sharp as
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methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of other to her? And How Does Steinbeck present attitudes to women in the society in which the novel is set? The novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ is set in a very patriarchal society‚ a society in which men dominate women and use them for their own needs. Women‚ who lived within this society‚ were not seen equal to men. Steinbeck uses many different language techniques to describe Curley’s wife. She plays a complex and misfit character in
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Africa is‚ surprisingly‚ an underdeveloped country‚ despite her abundant natural resources.Colonialism came in disguise of civilization and in the process destroyed the core values of Africa.The traditional system of education was undermined to perpetuate western education which is alien to African culture.The trade and economic system was quite exploitative and was capitalist oriented.Tactically‚ the European colonialists explored and exploited both human and material resources of Africa to develop
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All poems explore similar variations of concerns. Both “You’ll be hearing from us shortly” and “Reports” Illustrates that both of these poets show similar concerns on how‚ both show judgemental analysis‚ as an ideal as what we have to come up with later on this essay. Both UA Fanthorpe and Vernon Scannell illustrates to each of their poems share similar concerns. Hide and seek &Half past two are written in third person perspectives‚ by both poets. The tone of Hide and seek are descriptive‚ and
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Curley In the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ the author explores the character Curley. Curley is the boss’s son and he is not really liked by everyone else on the ranch. The author tells how Curley acts towards his wife‚ the other men working on the ranch‚ and most importantly Lennie and George. He also gives the idea that Curley is sometimes lonely during the story. Throughout the story‚ Curley shows us that he is skillful‚ daring‚ yet he was also known as a being a bully towards other
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