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    controversial topic. Although we are all human beings trying to live up to some kind of goal there are still these stereotypes degrading each other based on how we are born. Many times we see the stereotypes of gender in society being portrayed through the "typical character roles" within stories read. In the short story "The Chrysanthemums" John Steinbeck shows the gender stereotype through his characters; Elisa‚ Henry‚ and the tinker. The story takes place in a later time when woman did not have many

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    Power is earned by force because the citizens are scared about what the leader will do to them and power is kept by persuasion because lies are better than the truth.. Clearly‚ Leaders gained power by using force because it is a very easy way and very popular way to gain power. For instance‚ Napoleon wanted to trade and get different supplies so‚ “one Ssunday morning Ssquealer announced that the hens had just come in to lay… must surrender their eggs”. Napoleon made the hens give up their eggs for

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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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    nfl 1. First appearance When Curleyswife first appears in the book Lennie was fascinated by her looks and thinks that she is very pretty. You know this because he looks at her from top to bottom. These facts are true because in the book it says “Lennie’s eyes moved down her body.” To show that Lennie was fascinated by her looks it says “Lennie watched her‚ fascinated”. Another way that we know that Lennie thought that she was pretty is that after she leaves the bunk house Lennie then says “she

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    How is Curley’s wife presented in the novel as a whole and what does this show you about society in the 1930’s? In of mice and men‚ Curley’s wife lives in a society where women have no rights and are discriminated against‚ men have all power. Curley’s wife has such a little effect on society that Steinbeck feels she’s not even worth being a named character. As a victim of this lack of authority‚ she finds someone to bully and is presented as a very powerful and intimidating person. Curley’s wife

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    the book when Lennie is shot and he sees paradise; “look down there across the river like you can almost see the place.” But sometimes people do get their dreams. Lennie will get his when he gets to heaven. One of the few people in the book who does achieve his dream is the boss. “On his head was a solid brown Stetson hat‚ and he wore high heeled boots and spurs to show prove that he was not a labouring man.” He is a bit like a cowboy‚ which is what a lot of the other men aspire to be. The boots

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    and George‚ the main characters‚ traveled together. They were different from every other worker because they had each other and weren’t “loners” like the other labors. Through the use of foreshadowing Steinback demonstrators that although the American Dream is desirable it is not always obtainable. Steinback uses foreshadowing in “Of Men and Mice” when George and Lennie stop and take a break while walking to the ranch. While George and Lennie were walking to the ranch Lennie pulled out a dead

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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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    Explore the significance of Curley’s wife. The novella ‘’of mice and men’’ was published in 1937 and written by John Steinbeck. It was set at the time of the great depression and was written to protest against the way workers were treated. It focuses mainly on the effects that this time had on people – vulnerability‚ sexism‚ racism and dreams. This essay explores the significance of Curley’s wife in the novel. How she is treated by the workers on the ranch and how she is discriminated for many different

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    Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath follows the Joad family‚ mainly Tom Joad‚ as they live through the Dust bowl. With corporate monsters and the struggle of living through this perilous time‚ the family does their best to survive. There are 4 main types of analytical lenses that can be used to look at Steinbeck’s work‚ including the archetypal‚ gender‚ marxist‚ and historical lenses. Archetypal deals with character types and their narrative design. Gender deals with the roles and stereotypes applied

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