Curley’s wife is also another character who would very happily settle for the attentive ear of a stranger. She admits to Lennie that she is unhappily married when she says “I ain’t told this to nobody before. Maybe I ought to. I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella”. In fact the only reason why she married him was to rebel against her mother as she thought that her mother hid the letter that would’ve led her to her dream of being a famous movie star. As well as crooks‚ Curley’s wife also links
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How does John Steinbeck create Tension in ‘Of Mice and Men’ In this essay I am going to discuss how John Steinbeck creates tension during the fight scene in ’Of Mice and Men’. I am going to look at how Steinbeck uses different techniques such as vocabulary‚ body language‚ similes‚ and dynamic verbs to build up different levels of tension during the scene. Of mice and men demonstrates Steinbeck’s ability to build up fear throughout a scene. Before there was any actual physical
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Honors English III 8 August 2012 In the book Of Mice and Men there are many characters that play a major role in the story. The obvious two main characters are George and Lennie. The whole book is based on what they do. The minor character that I think played the biggest role is Curleys wife. She is the only female character in the whole entire book. She isn’t even given a name other than the reference to her husband. As soon as George and Lennie arrive at the job they are greeted by her. She immediately
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Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck Journey is a term that implies travel‚ which can offer up new insights‚ experiences‚ cultures and perspectives. Journeys can have positive or negative effects‚ as we see in John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”. In the novel‚ the writer takes us into the American outback‚ and we journey with the characters as they face the various challenges and barriers that arise as they attempt to achieve the ‘great American dream’ – settling down and farming their own land.
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’ Steinbeck uses quite descriptive vocabulary to describe Curley as an individual and links this to the way other characters react to him. Furthermore‚ he says “His glance was at once calculating and pugnacious”. This is a strong indicator in suggesting that Curley is quite an aggressive character as he describes him as pugnacious. The word ‘pugnacious’ itself is quite unusual and yet it solidifies the suspicions of what the audience think of Curley (him being a character always wanting a fight)
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Discuss the use of imagery of light and dark in the novel. In Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ the imagery of light and dark is used to deepen the themes of the normal. Sometimes darkness or "light lifting" can mean more than one thing. In this essay I would explore this subject. "Although there was evening brightness showing through the windows of the bunkhouse‚ inside it was dust". This shows that the light tries to get in but never manages to penetrate the darkness. This is important to
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As this character develops we find that she is not in fact the unimportant‚ nameless character we first perceive her as‚ but rather she is a relatively complex and interesting character‚ with much more to her than we first gather. Alternatively‚ it could suggest she is insignificant and not as important of a character as George‚ Lennie or any of the other men on the ranch. It could also be referring to how during the great depression women were oppressed and treated less equally. Steinbeck may have
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Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ is an intriguing and captivating piece that captures America’s history. Throughout the text‚ Steinbeck demonstrates how multiple prejudices can affect contrasting characters in the 1930’s. Lennie Small and George Milton‚ a pair of bindlestiffs‚ witness the discrimination throughout the course of the novel. George cares for Lennie‚ who is mentally challenged‚ and once Lennie’s onerous actions increase‚ George makes the formidable decision to abruptly end
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Steinbeck indicates through Curley’s wife’s attention seeking personality throughout the book that women in general are disrespected on their gender rather than their capabilities or personality resulting in a loss of identity and putting up a façade. Curley’s wife represents not all‚ but most women in the early 1900s‚ she is overlooked upon by the men on the ranch so she uses her looks to get their attention. She simply does this because she is lonely and has nothing else to do. Lennie and George
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John Steinbeck creates a character’s journey in his novella‚ Of Mice And Men‚ published in 1937‚ that reflects the true theme that everyone yearns a sense of companionship. The characters in Of Mice And Men‚ while also at this time period struggled with the great depression‚ racism‚ and equality‚ also have their own battles with loneliness. This novel portrays the lives of two migrant farmers‚ who truly only have each other. The reader gets a taste of all complications that George and Lennie face
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