things to get the death penalty. In the book (Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck) there are these 2 characters who get this job in California and the big guy‚ Lennie‚ kills the boss’s son’s (Curley) wife. So George‚ went to find him and he shot Lennie because he killed Curley’s wife and it was either he kill Lennie or Curley and the others. One reason why killing is justified is that Lennie was not smart. He had some issues with him‚ he would kill pets by petting them to hard. He got mice that he killed
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male ranchers. But Curley‚ her husband does not recognize her as a person but more like a sexual object‚ Candy said that “he’s keepin’ that hand soft for his wife” this shows us Curley uses he wife as a trophy and she was never given a name in the novella‚ she is only treated as a possession of Curley and how no one else on the ranch wanted to get to know her but avoid her instead. We first set eyes on Curley’s wife in the bunk house‚ when she pretends to be looking for Curley the impression of
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Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck is a short novel that exhibits many forms of interactions with other people and different types of relationships. Lennie‚ George‚ Candy‚ and Slim show the most friendship within the novel‚ and they help each other through hard times. The relationship that is most prevalent through out the novel is that between George and Lennie. George is always helpful to Lennie‚ in almost all circumstances. We first see this in the beginning of the story when the two of them
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‘The more a society seeks to disempower its people‚ the more the individual spirit thrives.’ The novel “Of Mice And Men” by John Steinbeck‚ many of the characters have been given no real power or have been disempowered by society. Many factors provide to this sense of powerlessness‚ including race‚ gender and size. However‚ all the characters use different techniques to empower themselves and thrive. Furthermore‚ companionship can give you security and make you want to empower yourself and thrive
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is lonely‚ very much like the other characters‚ she also exploits her power as the Boss’ son’s wife to threaten others. She seeks company from the other ranch men by constantly coming to the bunk house or the barn under the pretence of looking for Curley when ironically‚ she wants to get away from him. She’s very young‚ and Steinbeck emphasises this by continuously referring to her as a "girl" which suggests to us that she may only be a teenager or young adult
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meant to appear ‘a tramp’ or ‘a tart’. She simply has nothing to do and nobody to talk to. She can put two and two together. She realises her husband has no respect for her. ‘Think I don’t know where they all went? Even Curley. I know where they all went.’ On the Saturday night‚ Curley had gone to a brothel with some of the other men who worked on the ranch. Just his absence alone gives us the impression that their marriage lacks love and intimacy. This makes you sympathise with her more‚ as she is
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and dislike at times. Steinbeck portrays Curley’s wife as one we both sympathise and dislike at times by showing both sides of her story to the reader‚ he illustrates Curley’s wife’s‚ point of view by revealing her past and why she is married to Curley. He then depicts the other side of her personality by exposing how she is around the ranch workers‚ and what they think of her. The author also illustrates the life of a typical women in 1930’s America and the little respect they were given. Steinbeck
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and personality has an impact on the male relationships‚ she isn’t given a name which portrays her low status in society that people refer to her as a possession that belongs to Curley hence ‘Curley’s Wife’. This applied to all women who were around at the time. She is a domestic figure - after all‚ she is married to Curley
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During the fight scene‚ ‘Curley stepped over to Lennie like a terrier.’ Terriers are a small and very energetic dog just like Curley. This also shows the size difference between the two characters Curley is very quick-tempered and also the attacker in this fight scene. Terriers are traditionally bred as dogs to hunt small animals and will go to great lengths to catch them. This trait is also shown in Curley as he will go to great lengths to make sure that he will put
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from his dream. 2. George and Lennie finally get to the ranch where they will be working. They meet several people currently working there. They meet the boss‚ the janitor‚ the boss’ son‚ Curley and his wife‚ Carlson and Slim (workers on the ranch). Curley takes a disliking to Lennie as he susses him out. Curley also used to be a pro boxer so takes bigger people as always being on the ‘wrong side’ of him. Although George tries to protect Lennie from ‘spilling the beans’ about Lennie’s mental problems
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