Curley’s Wife: Floozy or Innocent Girl? Curley’s wife is a young‚ pretty woman‚ who is mistrusted by her husband‚ Curley. The other characters refer to her only as ‘Curley’s wife‚’ which is significant as she is the only character in the novel without a name. She is a simple object or possession belonging to her husband and this shows the severity of the sexual discrimination in America in 1930s. I believe Steinbeck would have thought of her not as a person but a symbol. Almost everyone on the ranch
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Explore the ways Steinbeck presents the character of Curley’s wife in Of Mice and Men The novel Of Mice and Men was written in the 1930’s by a man named John Steinbeck. The book is set in America and at a time during the Great Depression. This was when the stock market had crashed some years prior‚ lots of companies went bankrupt‚ the banking systems failed and a massive soar in unemployment was witnessed. Also during this period of the Great Depression droughts were seen in the southern and
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heart of every novel.” In your view‚ what are the distinctive ideas explored in Of Mice and Men? Explain how these ideas are developed throughout the novel. Themes are integral and fundamental aspects which render the literature valuable. They usually provide insight into the author’s perception and internalisations of the world in which they live. Set in California during the Great Depression‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by Steinbeck‚ illustrates the hardships experienced by individuals as they roamed the
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Mans Pursuit of Happiness Can Bring Destruction .The novel Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck. In Soledad‚ California during the Great Depression in the 1930’s two men of the one named George and the other named Lennie were men who travel around working at ranches. George is the small‚ quick-witted one‚ and Lennie is the big‚ slow‚ dumb and extremely strong one. They have a dream‚ to have a little place all to themselves‚ without anyone bothering them. Their dreams are shattered though
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Characterization: Curley’s Wife in Of Mice And Men With colorful statements like "She had full‚ rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes‚ heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters‚ like sausages. She wore a cotton dress and red mules‚ on the insteps of which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers" (John Steinbeck‚ 31)‚ Curley’s wife is one of the more vividly portrayed characters in Of Mice and Men. Although Steinbeck leaves almost nothing to the imagination
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The odd duo is trying to survive and save up money in the 1930s: Great Depression. In chapter 2‚ George and Lennie are introduced to Curley the swamper‚ the boss‚ Slim‚ And Curley’s wife it was the second day before dinner. George and Lennie were at the ranch. Candy only has one hand the boss is racist. Curley’s wife is a ho. Candy was a boxer. The boss and Curley wore high heeled cowboy boots. George lied about him and Lennie being on the bus. In chapter 3‚ George confides in Slim about the incident
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the book Curly didnt seem that upset and he didnt even go to his wife in the barn‚ 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
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Moods: Powerlessness‚ helplessness Especially in the first chapter Steinbeck foreshadows EVERYTHING that will happen in the book in the first chapter. Key event that builds the mood: The mood of powerlessness is shown and foreshadowed throughout the novel: "Of Mice and Men" in many ways. For example‚ Carlson killing Candy’s dog. Carlson is a ranch hand and Steinbeck has DELIBERATELY made his character into the typical ranch hand that you would get in 1930s America. Steinbeck uses the event of Carlson
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Of Mice & Men Chapter Questions Chapter 1 1) Look at the way both Lennie and George are first described. How is this initial description fitting when we find out more about each man? 2) Is the relationship between George and Lennie one of friendship‚ or does George only feel obligated to take care of Lennie? What evidence can you find to support either conclusion? 3) Why does Lennie have the dead mouse? Why does George take it away? 4) What happened at the last place where Lennie and
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by the free-market system— would allow us to live in this world‚ glistening with perfection . Marx’s system‚ later known as Marxism‚ caught the attention and support of thousands‚ including author John Steinbeck. While writing his novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck seems to have been quite sympathetic towards many elements of Marxism‚ including how bosses encourage workers to distrust one another‚ how people in non-Marxist systems will always be oppressed by those who have more than they do
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