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    control of them totally and forget to use their brain to determine what is logical. Curley’s wife in Of Mice and Men by John Steinback is the kind of person who tries to gain the sympathy and attention of others. However‚ she fails desperately‚ and her craving for sympathy dug herself a grave in the end. Curley’s wife is an unsympathetic person because she’s mean‚ provocative‚ and self-obsessed. To start with‚ Curley’s wife doesn’t gain sympathy because she’s vicious. For example ‚ she insulted Crooks

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    American’s lost their savings and were plummeted into debt. At one time‚ one third of Americans were unemployed‚ and would have been looking for work on a ranch just as George and Lennie‚ the main characters in Of Mice and Men‚ were doing. Steinbeck explores the prominent theme of dreaming through different characters in the novella. George and Lennie both share a dream of having a little farm of their own and living off the ’fatta the lan’. For George‚ the dream future is probably more of a fantasy to

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    Characters have character. In all stories‚ we are introduced with a character in a story‚ human or not‚ that we can somewhat invision. The way they speak‚ the way the act‚ that way they look and the way others are influenced by them. As we grow to love or hate that character‚ they grow too; they start changing their past ways or traits to something different. You start to see more of the character that wasn’t there before when they gave their first impression to you. You realize that there is an

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    Curley’s wife presented in a complicated way.. She is ambiguous in some sense. Dangerous: ‘both men glanced up for the rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off.’ ‘She had full rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes‚ heavily made up.’ Red‚ foreshadowing danger. Vulnerable: ‘heavily made up.’ Insecure. Hiding domestic violence. Mysterious. Outlet for feelings‚ only thing she has control over. Wants attention because she is neglected by Curley. ‘I don’t like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella.’ She

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    Curley’s wife plays an important role in much of the action in Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Select a Scene in which Curley’s Wife Appears. Analyse Closely how Steinbeck Presents this Character at this point‚ and Consider Briefly this Character’s Role in this Novel as a whole. Curley’s wife plays an important role in much of the action in Steinbeck’s "Of Mice and Men." The only woman on the ranch and married to the boss’s son‚ she is presented mainly through the eyes of the men. We

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    Examine how your chosen novelist presents a particular character. Refer closely to the text in your answer to support your views. In this essay I will explore “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck and how the author represents the characterCurley’s Wife” who is a vindictive and cruel person throughout the story up until near to her death Steinbeck portrays her as “can be nice”. Curley’s Wife from the start was seen as property of Curley and Steinbeck has never mentioned that Curley’s Wife

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    any work to make a better life. In John Steinbeck’s novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ he specifically shows the different reactions to the 1930s conflicts: racism‚ The Great Depression‚ and itinerant jobs. Steinbeck shows the many contrasting reactions of people in the face of adversity and hardships. When human beings are faced with hardships and adversity‚ all will react differently because of his/her’s past experiences. In Of Mice and Men‚ Curley‚ Slim‚ Crooks‚ and Lennie all are struggling with the difficulties

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    In the novel ‘‘ Of Mice and Men’’ loneliness is present troughtout th novel.Many of the characters amit suffering from it. Early in the novel George says‚ : ``Life working as a hand ranch is on the loneliness of life.As the story develops George‚Crooks and Curley’s wife all confess their loneliness.Each of these character searches for a friend to talk to. First of all‚George is a lonely chacter because he has to take of his mentally handicaped fren Lenny.George could of have abandon him and lived

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    Curley’s Wife: Floozy or Innocent Girl? Curley’s wife is a young‚ pretty woman‚ who is mistrusted by her husband‚ Curley. The other characters refer to her only as ‘Curley’s wife‚’ which is significant as she is the only character in the novel without a name. She is a simple object or possession belonging to her husband and this shows the severity of the sexual discrimination in America in 1930s. I believe Steinbeck would have thought of her not as a person but a symbol. Almost everyone on the ranch

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    How does Steinbeck present the theme of violence in ‘Of Mice and Men’? John Steinbeck’s short novel ‘Of Mice and Menpresents the desolate nature of 1930s America‚ in particular Soledad‚ close to where Steinbeck himself grew up and worked during this time. Notably‚ Steinbeck focuses on the life of migrant workers who were forced to travel from ranch to ranch in search of work as a result of the simultaneous occurring disasters ‘The Great Depression’ and ‘The Dustbowl’. Due to the economic crisis

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