How is Curley’s Wife presented in’ Of mice and men’? On the ranch there is only one woman who is referred to as Curley’s wife throughout the book and her lack of identity implies she is a possession of Curley’s and the fact she is never given a name suggests she’s seen more as a possession than a person. The first time she is seen the reader can instantly see she doesn’t fit in as she is wearing ‘red mules with ostrich feathers’ which is incongruous in the setting of the ranch. The colour red
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Of mice and men by john Steinbeck is a microcosm of American society during the great depression in the 1930s. The novella focuses on loneliness‚ which was felt by the migrant workers Steinbeck met whilst he worked on ranches‚ like the one in the novella. Many migrant workers had to leave their families behind in order to earn money‚ they moved from place to place and became known as itinerant workers‚ these workers lost their identities in the process and were conquered by loneliness. During the
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Curley is one of ‘Of Mice and Men’s’ major characters. Although Curley does not appear to hold a central role such as that of George or Lennie‚ however he is very important in other respects. Curley is the boss’ son‚ therefore he acts as though he is the boss himself “like the boss‚ he wore high-heeled boots.” Not only does Curley act like boss he physically impersonates the dress of the boss; In society the boss is of the highest stature Curley is portrayed by Steinbeck to be the highest in stature
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Lennie Both Curly and Lennie are main characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’; although‚ they are very different in many ways‚ first of all Lennie is a very big and strong man we know is as ‘a huge man‚ shapeless in face’ whereas Curley is much smaller and weaker‚ Steinbeck describes him as ‘a thin young man with a brown face’. Therefore you would think that Lennie being the stronger man would be the most aggressive but in fact both Lennie and Curley are very aggressive‚ this becomes clear when they both
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In the early stages of the book‚ she is presented through the eyes of the other characters‚ in very unflattering terms like "tramp" and "bitch". Only innocent Lennie has a less negative response‚ "She’s perty‚" for which George hastily reprimands her. George fears that she will get them into trouble and calls her "jailbait": he has seen too many women like her‚ married women who seduce men and get them into trouble. Curley’s wife is aware of the power of her attractiveness and aims to use it to
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How Crooks is presented in Of Mice and Men Our first proper introduction to Crooks is at the beginning of Chapter 4 when Lennie sees Crooks’ light on when looking at his puppy and goes to investigate. This is a very significant point in the novel because it is the first real point of contact that any of the white ranch hands‚ maybe apart from Slim‚ have had a proper conversation with him apart from during work‚ when he is referred to as a “nigger”. This is hinted at when Crooks says to Lennie
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Lennie Small has a very symbolic importance in the novel Of Mice and Men. In the novel George Milton and Lennie Small both migrant workers pursue their dream of someday owning their own ranch by travelling around working as ranch hands to earn a living. The dream they share is to be able to "live off the fat of the land‚". Lennie Small is a very complex character‚ although he may not appear to be at first glance. Lennie is the most interesting character in the novel because he differs from the
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John Steinbeck’s novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ is omnipresent throughout the book and is presented in various guises; it first appears in the title. ‘Of Mice and Men’ refers to the 17th century poem ‘To a Mouse’‚ written by Robbie Burns‚ the poem says "the best laid schemes o’ mice and men gang aft a glay"‚ meaning the best laid plans often go awry. This links to the novel as the characters that have dreams and plans to accomplish them‚ don’t achieve them. Here we see how both man are beast are powerless
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Of Mice and Men Literary Essay Friendships are one of the major aspects of life people that come into our lives will either stay or leave people go through bullying‚ fights‚ drama‚ amd family problems. The conditions during the tough times simultaneously encourage and discourage friendships. John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men illustrates the natures of friendship during the hard times. The author does an excellent job of showing the strength of friendship‚ the lack of friendship‚ and how they
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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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