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    In the novel “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck tells a story of dreams‚ hopes and loneliness. We are introduced to a majorly significant and complex Character‚ named Curley’s wife. Steinbeck shows us that Curley’s wife is flirtatious‚ mischievous but most of all an isolated character. She plays a main part in the novel; in doing this she displays and presents many of the main themes. Before we are presented to Curley’s wife‚ Candy talks about her‚ to George and Lennie. She is spoken about in a

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    CurleysWife Curleyswife is a complex character with multiple layers in the novella “Of Mice and Men.” Through the story our perception of Curlers’ Wife changes without her actually changing. She is portrayed as both a villain and a victim. Through the story a more vunerable and sweeter side of her starts to show‚ which contradicts the first side we are shown of her. Curlers’ wife is presented in numerous ways. Mediums by which she is presented to the reader by Steinbeck is by how she is described

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    How does Steinbeck present the lives of migrant workers in chapters one to three in ‘Of Mice and Men’? John Steinbeck’s novel‚ ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ was published in 1937. At this time America was still suffering the from the depression and the wandering workers who form the basis of the novel were very much within the consciousness of a nation separated by wealth yet driven by the idea of ‘the American dream’. Steinbeck’s novel is‚ however‚ essentially a tale of loneliness and of men struggling alone

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    and tells him that she can have him hung without really trying. “Nigger. I could get you strung up on a tree so easy it ain’t even funny.” (Page 80) this shows that she is a typical person from 1930’s America as she has very bias views towards Crooks as he is black and he is cripple. People in 1930’s America thought badly of black people so black people were often miss-treated and abused. Cripples were often thought badly of as they couldn’t do work as well as the other people so they were often

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    Curley’s wife is a complex‚ main character in John Steinbeck’s novella‚ "Of Mice and Men" She is introduced at the beginning and ultimately causes the end of the novella‚ her naivity and flirtatiousness leading to her inevitable death at the hand of Lennie‚ confused and scared by her forwardness and eventual unrest. She is first introduced by Candy‚ the swamper‚ who describes her from his perpsective to George and Lennie. The fact that Curley’s wife is introduced through rumours means that the

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    Explore how Steinbeck presents and develops the character of Crooks‚ in the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ In the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ written by John Steinbeck‚ the author presents and develops the character ‘Crooks – The stable buck’ to highlight one of the major themes of Racism and Discrimination in the novella which was a problem that troubled American Society in the 1930’s‚ during the great depression. Steinbeck explores the character Crooks by examining the nature and effects of the racism

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    Essay Question: Examine how Steinbeck presents the character of Curley’s wife in ‘Of Mice and Men’ The famous novella ‘O Mice and Men’ was written by John Steinbeck‚ in which all characters play an immense role. Firstly the time in which this novel was written has a direct impact on the characters life style and personality. As we know‚ this novel was written during the time of the great depression‚ which was based in 1929. It was known as the great depression‚ because it lasted for up to 10 years

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    John Steinbeck illustrates the lonely life of working on a ranch in the early 1930’s through his novel Of Mice And Men. He depicted the various characters’ feelings of loneliness and isolation in different ways. Curley’s wife tried desperately at times to interact with the other ranch hands while George and Lennie’s relationship is interesting because most ranch helpers travel alone after working for a short time. Candy and Crooks were lonely people due to their physicalities: Crooks is an African

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    How does Steinbeck present Curley’s Wife? The book was written in the 1900’s which was an area where women and black people were marginalized by society due to their sex or skin colour. In the book‚ the first time we are introduced to Curley’s Wife is through another character: Candy. This suggests that she must be quite an important character as she is being rumoured about. He says “Wait’ll you see Curley’s Wife”‚ this quotation intrigues the reader and makes them wonder about Curley’s Wife. Then

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    In this passage‚ what methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of others around her? And How does Steinbeck present attitudes towards women in the society in which the novel is set? Steinbeck uses Curley’s wife to represent how many women in the 1930s were classed below men‚ and how this prejudice allowed their lives to be defined by the men around them. In this passage‚ Steinbeck has manipulated Curley’s wife’s appearance in order to reinforce our pre judged feelings

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