‘Of Mice and Men’ In John Steinbeck’s novella ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ set in the 1930s‚ it presents a negative view on women. Throughout the course of the book‚ the women are treated with contempt. Steinbeck highlights that women are generally troublemakers who bring ruin on men and drive them mad. He shows a prime example of this destructive tendency with Curley’s wife‚ who flaunts around the ranch as a temptress. In the novella‚ Steinbeck introduces us to limited‚ rather misogynistic‚ descriptions
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* Crooks does have some power – books‚ possessions‚ gold glasses‚ own room “You got no right coming in here.” (p.100) * Able to be rude to and manipulate Lennie‚ which makes him feel powerful “You crazy as a wedge… (p.101) George might not come back” (p.103) “I guy goes crazy if he can’t talk to nobody” (p.105) * Backs down to Lennie who is disabled = weakness “I was just supposin’‚ he’s gonna come back alright” (p.104) * Is intimidated by Curley’s wife – a mere woman but she is white
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occurs between Curley‚ a small guy and Lennie‚ a bigger guy. Lennie is picked on due to his lack of intelligence and size. This type of behavior gave Curley the advantage in the situation and made the best of it. In This quote‚ “Curley likes a lot of little guys. He hates big guys (pg. 26)”. This quote basically explains why Curley discriminated Lennie‚ why he would be so aggressive towards him. This decision would later haunt him due to his confrontation with Lennie. Another character that was discriminated
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Let us commence a journey into the much travelled topic of Of mice and men. Advancments in Of mice and men can be linked to many areas. Until recently considered taboo amongst polite society‚ spasmodically it returns to create a new passion amongst those who study its history. It still has the power to shock global commercial enterprises‚ who are likely to form a major stronghold in the inevitable battle for hearts and minds. At the heart of the subject are a number of key factors. I plan to examine
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‘Of Mice and Men’ is a short novel by John Steinbeck‚ which is set in 1930s America. At this time in American History they were suffering from a hard hitting economic depression. This book is set on a ranch in Soledad‚ California. Throughout this novella‚ Steinbeck addresses key theme‚ for example discrimination‚ loneliness and the American Dream. Curley’s wife is a complex character. She is the only woman on the ranch. Curley’s wife is used as a plot device by Steinbeck to explore themes like discrimination
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slim did. but in the movie he did have more of a reaction. but in both the movie and book he was determined to kill lennie. Slim’s reaction to Curely’s wifes death was shocked becauce he though she was just sleeping. Hus reaction to Leinnie’s death was not bad. It tells us that he is a caring person & knows how the Curley felt when he lost his wife & how George felt when he shot Lennie Slim and animals Slim said he would have just drowned the other dog is he hadn’t given it to Lenny. I think that
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How are Crooks and Curley’s Wife presented as weakened/marginalised characters in the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’? Both Curley’s Wife and Crooks suffer from loneliness as a result of their marginalised life in the novella. Curley’s Wife - because of her gender and partly because of her tart-like nature‚ and Crooks - because of his race and his skin colour. Most (almost all) of the characters are victims of ostracism‚ although some cases are more noticeable than others. Steinbeck describes Crooks’
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[pic] English 112 Formal Essay Of Mice and Men Choose one of the following topics and write a well-developed and well-supported essay of approximately 1000 words (not counting quotations). Follow the MLA guidelines from Form and Format. Due: Thursday‚ June 9th‚ 2011 Value: 36 points- (based on the District 18 Writing Rubric) 10 points- classwork (June 3rd and 6th) 10 points- outline 10 points- editing Total: 66 points. Choice A When looking at literature through the lens
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Second appearance of Curley’s wife In ‘Of mice and men’ Curley’s wife’s second appearance in Crooks’ room‚ the reader discovers why Curley’s wife acts as such a temptress‚ and begins to feel sympathy for the character when it is discovered she is in fact extremely lonely. We learn that she uses flirting and seduction as a way of gaining attention and spending time with the men. She uses the excuse of looking for Curley to find some company‚ but then slips up‚ admitting she knew where Curley had
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Curley‚ Lennie and Crooks‚ George and Lennie‚ and Lennie and Curley’s Wife Lennie and Curley = Lennie‚ being big and gentle‚ is juxtaposed with Curley‚ being small and mean and nasty‚ to show how these two clash because of their differences. With Curley being the mean guy in the book it makes Lennie look more innocent than he already is. For example when Curley was beating up Lennie‚ your anger towards Curley and your sympathy for Lennie both increased. Why? Lennie and Crooks = Lennie and
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