My impressions To tell the truth each time opening a new book I face an ingrained habit – to jump the gun‚ glancing over the last page. I haven’t eradicated it yet. I can’t stop judging the book by its last page‚ and I suppose I’ll never can. This book as you understand wasn’t an exception. I was advised not to do that but of course I threw the caution to the wind‚ following my awful curiosity. The first phrase that struck my eye was -“Florence had now to face a life without her
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Curley’s wife is a character in the novel “Of mice and men” set in California and written in 1937 by John Steinbeck. She is the only woman on a ranch of itinerant working men‚ and because of this she gets treated by each man in a different manner. Most of the men treat her in a negative way‚ therefore causing different degrees of sympathy from the reader. Sympathy implies that the reader feels an emotional connection towards the character. Her unhappy marriage to the boss’s son causes her great loneliness
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“People Get Ready” – The Impressions “The Impressions” were just one of the many music groups that affected America during the Civil Rights Movement. They were known for many styles of music including gospel‚ R&B‚ soul‚ and doo-wop. The forming of “The Impressions” came through a combination then separation of music groups. Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield were both from Chicago although Butler was actually born in Mississippi. They met in Chicago where together as school friends they sang in a numerous
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First Impressions are Not Lasting Impressions When you see a person in a wheelchair‚ a person with no legs‚ or a person with physical abnormalities what is you reaction? Do you stare with curiosity? Do you pretend to be indifferent and walk by like there is no person there at all? Are you disgusted or stricken with pity? Or do you see them as a person‚ just like you‚ living their life the best they know how? Our perception of people are largely based on their physical appearance and often the
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centre of the novella‚ Steinbeck causes the reader to feel dislike for Curley as he is portrayed as a violent‚ aggressive man. An example of his nature is during section 3 when Curley is quick to pick a fight with Lennie for no reason. It may be clear to the reader that Steinbeck chose Lennie to be the target as there is an intimate sense of sympathy towards him due to his disability causing the reader to feel further dislike for Curley. Steinbeck uses this scene to give the reader an initial opinion on
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2.How Does Steinbeck Present Curley? Steinbeck presents the character of Curley as a symbol of his theme of fate. Curley is a character who is disliked by all in the novella - even his wife who confides to a docile Lennie "I don’t like Curley". Indeed‚ Curley’s actions throughout the novella are aggressive‚ confrontational and judgemental: he is the archetypal villain of the piece. However‚ despite his lack of positive attributes‚ Curley has a position of authority on the ranch - as the ranch owner’s
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the way Steinbeck presents Curley and slim and what techniques he uses to make this comparison evident. Slim is presented as a very opposing character to Curley in the book through his appearance‚ actions/body language‚ his history‚ dialogue etc. Slim is described as the “prince of the ranch”‚ which is ironic as if Curley’s father is the boss of the ranch‚ or in this case the King‚ then surely Curley should be the prince‚ however it is else wise. We discover that Curley does not live up to that
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Curley’s Wife – do you dislike her or feel sorry for her? Dislike her: We should dislike CW because she is horrible to other people‚ especially those who are weaker than her. “what am I doing standing her with a dumb-dumb‚ a nigger…” For example‚ she says to Crooks “you know what I can do to you if you open your trap.” which shows her using her power against him as she has the power to get him hung.. When she tells him to get back into his place she is reminding him of how low he is because he is
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characters in the book‚ Curley’s Wife and George. George gets motivated by his dream because he really wants it and he doesn’t wanna be like anyone else. When George was cooking beans over the fire pile and Lennie was sitting there watching‚ george said “Whatever we ain’t got‚ that’s what you want. God I’m mighty if I was alone I could live so easily. I could get a job an work with an no trouble. No mess at all‚ and when the end of the
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Syfers- I Want a Wife Vocab: 1. Nurturant- warm and affectionate physical and emotional support and care. “I want a wife who is a good nurturant attendant to my children‚ who arranges for their schooling‚ makes sue they have an adequate social life with their peers‚ takes them to the park‚ the zoo‚ etc.” 2. Entail- to cause or involve by necessity. “And I want a wife who understands that my sexual needs may entail more than strict adherence to monogamy.” 3. Adherence- to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling
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