Curley’s wife is one of the most significant characters in John Steinbeck’s novel "Of mice and men‚" although we never learn her name. We learn about her through her own words and actions and also through other characters’ descriptions and opinions of her. Before Curley’s wife makes her first appearance‚ she is introduced to us through Candy’s opinion of her. He tells George that‚ although she has only been married to Curley for two weeks‚ she has already "got the eye." He also describes he as "a
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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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him since he was a pup’. He is an old ranch worker who now cleans the ranch up‚ he only has one hand because the other was lost in an accident. His disability isolates him from the other characters on the ranch. His best friend is an old sheep dog‚ who like himself is unable to work because he is old and smelly and is thought to be hopeless. The death of Candy’s dog symbolises the harsh reality that once a person is unable to work they have no future on the ranch. Curley is an old man that didn’t have
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Steinbeck present’s Curley’s wife as the only women in the ranch‚ who occupies a key role in the novella as the catalyst for much discontent for several of the characters and for the tragic ending‚ because of this men in the ranch constantly think of her as a ‘trouble maker’. George refers to her as a “poison” and that he has “never seen piece of jailbait worse than her” This suggests that if Lennie gets in trouble with Curley’s wife it’s trouble for the both of them as they will lose the chance
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How does Steinbeck present Curly’s wife as an outsider? During the 1930’s life in America for women was difficult due to work places for women being scarcer resulting in unemployment and leading to women being marginalised. In ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck the role of Curly’s wife is one of great importance and leads to the misunderstanding of the two disenfranchised characters; Lennie and Curly’s wife. Similarly to the other characters‚ Curly’s wife is correspondingly presented as an outsider
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Steinbeck presents the relationship between George and Lennie by utilizing a number of literary techniques and devices‚ particularly in the first 3 section. The skilled and careful presentation of this relationship forms the foundation upon which almost all of the novella’s prevailing themes are structured‚ from the preciousness of companionship to the futility of dreams (and‚ in particular‚ the so-called American Dream). The first paragraph focussing on the men (second paragraph‚ page 4) opens
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How does Steinbeck present Slim from the extract? Slim‚ on his first appearance‚ is described as moving with a “majesty only achieved by royalty or master craftsmen”. With this descriptive phrase‚ Steinbeck immediately establishes Slim as someone who is confident in himself that is admired by others. To move like majesty‚ it requires one to move with graceful fluency without seeming effort. This is a man who is comfortable in his own persona. Continuing with the comparison to royalty‚ Steinbeck
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How does Steinbeck present the character of Curleys Wife? In this essay I am going to be assessing the character Curleys Wife from Steinbeck’s book Of Mice And Men. The book is set in the 1930s during the Great Depression it features two farm workers called George and Lennie. The travel around together in search of work sharing a dream of a place of their own‚ a small ranch where they can live and work for themselves. It tells the story of how violence may erupt to destroy those dreams. Curleys
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How does Steinbeck present loneliness in ‘Of Mice and Men?’ "Of Mice and Men" is a skillful novel‚ which deals with the theme of `outsiders’‚ that is‚ individuals who do not fit into the mainstream of society. The novel portrays this idea of loneliness throughout John Steinbeck’s stimulating and exciting novel. There are several clearly identified themes running through the novel. The loyalty and friendship which exists between two men‚ George and Lennie‚ and the hostile environment of America
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How does Steinbeck present Lennie and George in the 1st chapter? Lennie and George’s father and son like relationship is clearly one of love‚ although from the beginning we sense George’s frustration due to Lennie’s constant childish behaviour. George is very protective over Lennie‚ “Lennie for God’s sake don’t drink so much!” because he has been told to look after him by his “Aunt Clara”. George does like having Lennie around as he says‚ “No you stay with me”. As Lennie and George are itinerant
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