Introduction: In of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Curley’s wife sparks much debate and controversy‚ being an extremely important character in the book as she symbolises the gender inequality and discrimination of the period. At the start of the novella‚ we assume she is just a plot device‚ but later on find out that there is much more about her and she has a very important role in the book as being the only woman. During the 1930’s women were treated unequally to men‚ and weren’t treated with
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or hurl with force or violence Rattled: to give out or cause a rapid succession of short‚ sharp sounds‚ as in consequence of agitation andrepeated concussions Fascinated: to attract and hold attentively by a unique power‚ personal charm‚ unusual nature‚ or some other special quality; enthrall Chapter 5 Pulley: a wheel‚ with a grooved rim for carrying a line‚ that turns in a frame or block and serves to changethe direction of or to transmit force‚ as when one end of the line is pulled to raise a weight at theother end: one of the simple machines
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What methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of others to her? Refer closely to the passage in your answer. The fact that when George said to Curley’s wife “well he ain’t now” brusquely shows how he felt towards Curley’s wife. The way she acted and looked seemed to immediately entice Lennie‚ which is what I assume happened with the woman in Weed whose dress he touched. This made George angry because he didn’t want Lennie to mess this job up for them like he did
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the book and I will be exploring how Steinbeck presents this theme through the character of Curley’s wife. Many of the characters are lonely‚ and seek different ways to find comfort‚ for Candy it is his dog‚ this is why he finds it so hard to let him go during chapter 3 “The old man squirmed uncomfortably” this shows he’s in a lot of discomfort‚ as he does want to be lonely‚ and his dog accompanies him. For George and Lennie it is each other‚ they often speak about how important it is for them to travel
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received off the actors. She‚ in turn‚ appeared more humble‚ more like a real human being‚ as opposed to a weak female character as it shows that she did have a dream but it didn’t happen‚ her disappointment is shown when she complains how she could’ve had a better life. ’coulda been in movies‚ an had nice clothes like they wear...’ The dream tells us how Curleys wife would’ve liked to wear nice clothes‚ been in plays and spoke on the radio. Says that the man also said she was a natural
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Explore how John Steinbeck presents minor characters in the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’. ‘Of Mice and Men’ is an emotive novel which was written by john stein back in the 1930’s in the midst of the Great Depression. It is about two main characters George and his simple minded friend Lennie and the struggle the struggle they go through in order to gain the subsistence of life. In this story John Steinbeck introduces minor characters who help describe who help describe what was going and they help build
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Curly’s Wife Curlys Wife is a very powerful and yet powerless character within the novel Of Mice and Men as Steinbeck uses her to reflect the prejudice against women in the 1930s since they had very little rights. Just from her title “Curlys Wife” she has no actual name‚ this shows that she is just Curlys property and powerless in the sense that she hasn’t got her own individual identity‚ only an identity through her husband‚ also she doesn’t have enough power to be called a ‘woman’ instead she
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- 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 am I doin’ to you? Seems like they ain’t none of them cares how I gotta live. I tell you I ain’t
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How does Steinbeck present Curley’s Wife? The book was written in the 1900’s which was an area where women and black people were marginalized by society due to their sex or skin colour. In the book‚ the first time we are introduced to Curley’s Wife is through another character: Candy. This suggests that she must be quite an important character as she is being rumoured about. He says “Wait’ll you see Curley’s Wife”‚ this quotation intrigues the reader and makes them wonder about Curley’s Wife. Then
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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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