creates a sense of identity and character that can never be taken away from you. In the book‚ leaving Curley’s wife nameless was a deliberate action by Steinbeck. Curley’s wife was the only major female character in the book. One reason the author may not have given her a name is because she didn’t need one to be distinguished from the other characters. The men had names to be able to tell them apart and Steinbeck tried to keep them as simple as possible. Steinbeck is a writer of social issues. At
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How does Steinbeck present loneliness and isolation in the novel? Steinbeck presents the concepts of loneliness and isolation in the novel in various ways. He uses the characters‚ action and the setting as devices to demonstrate the loneliness in the novel. Steinbeck uses the setting of the book to show the theme of isolation and loneliness in the book. An example of Steinbeck using the setting to demonstrate the loneliness in the book is Steinbeck’s description of Soledad is key to the portrayal
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Explore how Williams presents Stella. Choose two or three sections from the play to analyse in detail. In your answer you should consider: Williams use of language Dramatic Technique Stella plays an important role in ‘a streetcar named Desire’‚ even though she is not the protagonist. Williams presents her in the middle of Blanche and Stanley’s conflict‚ this is mainly because they both have continuous battles over who gets to have her love and
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How does Steinbeck explore the theme of loneliness in “Of Mice and Men” In “Of Mice and Men”‚ the theme of loneliness is central to the novel. It is introduced to the reader at the very start of the novel i.e. the first time that we see George and Lennie they are walking apart – “they had walked in single file down the path and even in the open one stayed behind the other”. Throughout the novel we see that everyone is lonely and it seems that the description of George and Lennie at the start of
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is in some way mentally disabled‚ and has the mind and actions of a child‚ the first time that a character mentions this is Slim‚ who remarks that Lennie is ’Jes like a kid’‚ Curley’s wife also point out that he is ’jus’ like a big baby’. It is obvious to the reader of Lennie’s mental ability by the way he speaks‚ as he has a definite speech impediment. By having Lennie be described as like a child and by his actions being like a child‚ it effectively creates sympathy for the character from the readers
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Feelings towards Curley’s Wife In the novel “Of Mice and Men” we find that the writer has manipulated our feelings as the novel progresses. These feelings are those that are towards Curley’s wife. When Curley’s wife is introduced into the novel we find that she has been depicted by not only the reader but the ranch workers that are in the book as purely a distraction towards the men. Steinbeck never tells the reader her name; this means that we keep the idea that she isn’t seen as a person to
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Explore the way Kay presents Colman and his struggle for identity. Jackie Kay reveals in ‘trumpet’ Colman’s battle and inner conflict to identify himself as an individual rather than the son of a famous trumpeter. Nevertheless‚ Jackie Kay conveys Colman’s most bitter struggle and his anguish at being unable to relate to himself when the intricate lie of his father Joss Moody is revealed. In the beginning of the novel‚ in the third chapter‚ Colman’s voice is portrayed to the readers almost literally
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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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So the question is‚ what are my three favorite characters from the General Prologue‚ and I would have to say that there are three that stood out the most to me. The Doctor. The Wife of Bath’s‚ and The Monk. They all have their own personal ways to survive. In this essay I will be talking about my three favorite characters. First of all‚ I would have to say that the first character that caught my attention was the doctor. He only caught my attention of what is said about him‚ “He wanted his patients
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How does Steinbeck explore different attitudes to women in the novel? Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in the mid 1930’s and published in 1937 when America had started to recover from the Wall Street Crash. The 1920’s were a ’boom-time’ in America‚ there was plenty of work and money was easily made but the 1930’s brought unemployment and poverty. The attitudes to women in his novel are in the main unflattering. Steinbeck depicts them as unintelligent and most of the women in the novel
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