arouse either like or dislike. He said ‘Yes ma’am‚’ and his voice was toneless‚ (Steinbeck‚ 81). The black stable buck‚ Crooks‚ uttered this after being threatened by Curley’s wife to be lynched in the novella‚ Of Mice and Men. This book was published in 1937 by John Steinbeck who was born in Salinas California. The city of Salinas is very close to Soledad‚ California‚ where the majority of the story took place. Steinbeck worked as a manual laborer before deciding to become a writer. He received his
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How does Steinbeck explore different attitudes to women in of mice and men? Steinbeck explores different attitudes to women in of mice and men. He does this by having only 3 different roles for women in the book‚ a wife/mother‚ an actress or a prostitute. Women have only 3 different roles in the book‚ a wife/mother‚ an actress or a prostitute‚ they are not valued because they are not physically strong‚ and in the depression‚ those who could work were viewed with higher respect. In fact‚ they are
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Have you ever felt lonely or isolated before? In the story “Of Mice And Men” by John Steinbeck these characters Candy‚ Curley’s wife and Crooks are all on the look for the American dream during this they all experience loneliness and isolation in their own way. Candy is the oldest out of all of the workers he is also disabled and this causes him to have the most money out of all the workers. “And they give me two hundred and fifty dollars cause I lost my hand. and I got fifty more saved up
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In the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck the American dream was pursued by a couple of migrant farm workers. These farm workers names were George and Lennie and they had a plan to make it out. The definition of the American dream was that every us citizen has equal opportunity and prosperity to achieve success. Throughout the book George and Lennie constantly found themselves dreaming and hoping for this dream to come true. The American dream can not prosper if you don’t work towards it and
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Explore the way Miller presents the emotions of John and Elizabeth Proctor on the pages 120-121 Page 120 Miller conveys Proctor’s need to be judged by his wife and to have her opinion. He is accused of making a pact with the devil and wants the right judgements to be made. This is demonstrated when Proctor says : "I want my life." Elizabeth responds: " I cannot judge you‚ John‚ I cannot!" Then later on Proctor shouts: "Then who will judge me ?" This dialogue between John and
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Great Depression‚ and itinerant jobs. Steinbeck shows the many contrasting reactions of people in the face of adversity and hardships. When human beings are faced with hardships and adversity‚ all will react differently because of his/her’s past experiences. In Of Mice and Men‚ Curley‚ Slim‚ Crooks‚ and Lennie all are struggling with the difficulties of the farm‚ but each handle the situation differently because of their positions. In Chapter 2‚ the characters Curley and Slim are both introduced
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How does Steinbeck portray Crooks as a character? Steinbeck portrays Crooks as an intelligent man ‘’California Civil Code’’ Crooks strives to be literate on his own and he wants to be aware of the few right has as a black man. It also shows that he is intelligent because with the little schooling he has it looks like he wants to better himself. Crooks is being separated due to his skin colour. ‘’A little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn’’ we can infer that this is the location for Crooks
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How does Steinbeck present the character of slim and what role does he play in the novel? During the novel Slim is respected and trusted by his fellow ranch workers and even has Curley following his orders. Slim advises George and becomes George’s confidant. As he acts as George’s confidant he subsequently becomes the moral arbiter of the play‚ he is the main character who can recognize things from right and wrong. Slim is a special character because he speaks to everyone from Crooks to Candy
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In John Steinbeck’s “the pearl” the main character is Kino. Juana is a mother of Coyotito. Coyotito was stung by a scorpion while resting in a hammock one morning. First‚ Juana is a housewife who takes care for her family while Kino work hard to supply for his family needs. Second of all‚ pearl changed Kino and Juana lives. Third of all‚ their reaction to pearl. The theme of the story is greed is a bad thing because sometimes it can change person to being evil. The main point of the different between
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puritan but he really sees himself rich and powerful. Shakespeare does it because the puritans were getting dangerous. He is foretelling the closure of the theatre when Malvolio says “I’ll be reveng’d on the whole pack of you!” Viola the main character of the play is one of two twins. Viola and Sebastian look very much alike. As viola lands on an
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