John Steinbeck’s “Of mice and men” Of Mice and Men is set along the Salinas River a few miles south of Soledad in the fallen world of the Salinas Valley‚ which Steinbeck places "east of Eden" the Promised Land is only a painful and illusory dream. This land is populated by "sons of Cain"‚ men doomed to walk alone. One of the major themes that comes from this is loneliness‚ or fear of apartness. One of the themes of Of Mice and Men is that men fear loneliness‚ that they need someone
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How does Steinbeck create a sense of drama in this section of the novel? This section of the novel is about the fight between Curley and Lennie; it is dramatic because it is unfair on the both of them‚ Lennie because he didn’t do anything wrong and Curley because Lennie is a lot stronger. Steinbeck creates the drama by using things like imagery for example when he says “flopping like a fish”. The tension between the characters in this section makes the fight inevitable (it is definitely going to
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S5L2 Of Mice and Men Chapter 4 Joanna Vitiello‚ S4fra Thursday 8th November 2012 Writing: The Character of Curley’s Wife Curley’s wife is the only women in the ranch‚ as we learned from the previous chapters‚ and is not given a name as she is seen as Curley’s property. First destined to be an actress as she recounts to Lennie‚ Candy and Crooks‚ her chances were taken away by her mother who thought she was too young and she so ended up at the ranch by marrying Curley‚ concerned
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Luke Dawson How does Steinbeck make the Fight scene Dramatic? Mention uses of * Use of foreshadowing * Animal Imagery * Other Language Techniques The fight scene takes place in the barn where Lennie is looking at the new-born pups‚ and Curley ran into the barn with the impression that his wife was cheating on him with Slim. The scene is already made slightly dramatic by portraying Curley‚ who has previously been portrayed as a small thug‚ as a bit of an idiot‚ as there was no proof
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John Steinbeck’s famous novella Of Mice and Men depicts the harsh and repressive treatment faced by women‚ people of color‚ farm workers and those with mental handicaps in the 1930s. Curley’s wife‚ the only prominent female character in the novel‚ is looked down upon by the farmworkers‚ who see her as trouble and a tart. The curls of her hair are described twice as being like “little sausages” subtly alluding to the fact the women of her time were viewed as pieces of meat. They were commodities‚
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firms and banks went bust‚ and 12 - 15 million men and women - one third of America’s population - were unemployed. Curley’s wife She is newly married to Curley. We never know her name - she is merely Curley’s ’property’ with no individual identity. She is young‚ pretty‚ wears attractive clothes and curls her hair. She seems flirtatious and is always hanging around the bunk-house. She is lonely - there are no other women to talk to and Curley is not really interested in her. "What kinda harm
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Curley’s wife in Of Mice and Men is given a fairly one-dimensional portrayal throughout the novella‚ as her character stays‚ for the most part‚ enigmatic. The most obvious example would be her lack of a name. She is continually referred to as a possession of her husband and without a name she becomes almost insignificant. The author‚ however‚ drops hints throughout the book telling his audience that there may be more to Curley’s wife than what is easily deduced. One scene involving
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racism during the Great Depression era is portrayed through works of literature‚ such as Of Mice and Men and To Kill a Mockingbird‚ in order to depict the oppression and discrimination that African Americans faced during that era. Through the characters of Tom Robinson and Crooks‚ authors Harper Lee and John Steinbeck are able to provide an in-depth perspective
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novella Of Mice and Men‚ John Steinbeck presents a female character who is isolated by her husband’s will. This results in her living a sad and lonely life. Curley’s wife is the only woman living on the farm where the story takes place. Her husband of only two weeks‚ who she later admits to not loving‚ is over – protective and does not allow her to talk to anyone or have any friends. Steinbeck shows the theme of isolation through the depressed and regretful character of Curley’s wife who dies at
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The title of this story we are reading in class is Of Mice and Men‚ and the author is John Steinbeck. This story is about two men who always stay with each other no matter how frustrated they get with each other and how hard of a time they’re having. They have an ultimate goal to settle down after all there hard work of working on plantations. Will they ever be able to finally settle down? Steinbeck was successful at making Lennie a very nice and unintelligent character because he gives many examples
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